Lubega v Kalemba and Another
Lubega v Kalemba and Another (Miscellaneous Application 40 of 2018) [2019] UGCA 2091 (18 April 2019)
The Court of Appeal held that it lacks jurisdiction to review and set aside its own judgment in election petition appeals except in cases of clerical or arithmetical mistakes or accidental slips, as provided under the slip rule (Rule 36(1)) or where a judgment is proved null and void under its inherent powers (Rule 2(2)). The application was brought under inapplicable statutory provisions (Section 33 of the Judicature Act and Sections 82 and 98 of the Civil Procedure Act), which do not extend to the Court of Appeal. The errors alleged by the applicant were substantive errors of law and fact,…
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- Review Of Judgment
- Slip Rule
- Finality Of Decisions
- Jurisdiction Of Court Of Appeal