Uganda Case Law

Abdou v Attorney General and Others

Abdou v Attorney General and Others (Civil Case No. 10 of 1951) [1951] EACA 345 (1 January 1951)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Case No. 10 of 1951

Judge

Bourke J

The Court held that the plaintiff's averments regarding his status as a political refugee and the applicability of the Ethiopian Agreement were irrelevant to the validity of the deportation order. The deportation was effected under the Immigration (Control) Ordinance, not under the Ethiopian Agreement, and the order was valid on its face. The Court cannot go behind a valid deportation order to inquire into motives unless it is shown to be a sham or made in abuse of power, which was not alleged or proven. The plaintiff's claims regarding wrongful handover and the jurisdiction of the Court to c…

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• Deportation Orders
• Prohibited Immigrants
• Jurisdiction Of Court
• Political Refugees
• International Agreements
• Executive Discretion

Singh v Principle Immigration Officer, Nairobi

Singh v Principle Immigration Officer, Nairobi (Civil Appeal No. 24 of 1947) [1947] EACA 9 (1 January 1947)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 24 of 1947

Judge

Graham Paul CJ, Nihill P, Stuart J

The court held that an immigration decision deeming the appellant undesirable, and the resulting order to leave Kenya, were executive or ministerial acts not amenable to certiorari.

• Certiorari
• Ministerial Acts
• Immigration Control
• Judicial Review
• Executive Discretion
• Judicial-review