Uganda Case Law

Obongo v Attorney General

Obongo v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Cause No. 224 of 2021) [2022] UGHCCD 255 (12 December 2022)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Cause No. 224 of 2021

Judge

Boniface Wamala, J

The court found that the Respondent's agents and/or servants violated the victims' constitutional rights by arresting and detaining them incommunicado for ten days without informing them of the reasons for arrest, denying them access to lawyers and next of kin, and failing to bring them before a court within 48 hours. The court also found that the Respondent's agents unlawfully killed Remizio Okello and withheld his body from relatives, violating both his right to life and the relatives' right to a decent burial in accordance with their culture. The court rejected the respondent's res judicat…

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• Fundamental Rights Enforcement
• Unlawful Detention
• Torture And Inhuman Treatment
• Vicarious Liability
• Right To Decent Burial
• Exemplary Damages

Esoko & 3 Others v Attorney General & 4 Others

Esoko & 3 Others v Attorney General & 4 Others (MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO. 42 OF 2019) [2020] UGHCCD 79 (30 April 2020)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO. 42 OF 2019

Judge

Musa Ssekaana, J

The applicants' constitutional right to personal liberty under Article 23(4) was violated when they were detained for five days without being produced in court, exceeding the constitutionally mandated 48-hour period. The respondents admitted this breach, and the evidence supported the finding. However, the applicants failed to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that they were denied access to family, lawyers, food, medical care, sanitary ware, or subjected to torture or inhuman and degrading treatment. The court relied on respondent affidavits, cross-examination, and a locus visit, which c…

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• Illegal Detention
• Compensation For Rights Violation
• Fundamental Rights Enforcement
• Punitive Damages
• Judicial Redress

Attorney General V Dan Rubombora & 4 Others

Attorney General V Dan Rubombora & 4 Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 0041 of 2008) [2008] UGHC 174 (19 November 2008)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 0041 of 2008

Judge

Owiny-Dollo, J

The High Court struck out the Attorney General’s application for extension of time to file a notice of appeal, holding that jurisdiction lay in the Court of Appeal.

• Extension Of Time
• Leave To Appeal
• Notice Of Appeal
• Fundamental Rights Enforcement
• Jurisdiction Of High Court
• Extension-of-time

Serugo v Kampala City Council and Another (Consitutional Petition 14 of 1997)

Serugo v Kampala City Council and Another (Consitutional Petition 14 of 1997) [1998] UGCC 2 (30 April 1998)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Consitutional Petition 14 of 1997

Judge

Manyindo, DCJ, Kato, JCC, Berko, JCC, Engwau,JCC, Twinomujuni, JCC

The Constitutional Court struck out Ismail Serugo’s petition on preliminary objections, finding no proper cause against the respondents, no constitutional-interpretation issue, and that the petition was out of time.

• Judicial Immunity
• Time Limitation
• Government Liability
• Fundamental Rights Enforcement
• Judicial-immunity
• Constitutional-petitions