Uganda Case Law

Kaur and Another v Vanmali

Kaur and Another v Vanmali (Civil Appeal No. 64 of 1952 (1)) [1950] EACA 5 (1 January 1950)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 64 of 1952 (1)

Judge

Nihill P, Sir Enoch Jenkins, JA, Worley VP

The Court held that the preliminary objection to the competency of the appeal could not succeed. The established principle, as articulated in prior decisions and endorsed by the Privy Council, is that once a matter has reached an appellate court, the ordinary statutory provisions governing further appeals apply unless specifically excluded. The Supreme Court's decision was not a mere order of remand under Order XLI, rule 19, but a substantive determination on the jurisdiction of the Central Rent Control Board. The Board did not reject the head-tenant's application solely on a preliminary juri…

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• Appeal Rights
• Remand Orders
• Jurisdiction Of Rent Control Board
• Unauthorized Structures
• Final Vs Interlocutory Orders

Patel v Taylor

Patel v Taylor (Civil Appeal No. 18 of 1942) [1943] EACA 1 (1 January 1943)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 18 of 1942

Judge

Sheridan CJ, Whitley CJ, Wilson ACJ

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa held that a District Registrar lacked jurisdiction to enter final judgment in the circumstances and allowed the appeal.

• Jurisdiction Of Registrar
• Appeals Process
• Summary Judgment
• Final Vs Interlocutory Orders
• Civil-procedure
• Appellate-jurisdiction

Singh and Others v Singh

Singh and Others v Singh (Probate and Administration Cause No. 4 of 1932) [1938] EACA 173 (1 January 1938)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Probate and Administration Cause No. 4 of 1932

Judge

Sheridan CJ

The court held that dismissal of a Public Trustee application was a final order, so the awarded costs could be taxed immediately.

• Taxation Of Costs
• Final Vs Interlocutory Orders
• Probate Applications
• Taxation-of-costs
• Final-vs-interlocutory-orders
• Probate-administration