Mabirizi v Kabaka of Buganda
Mabirizi v Kabaka of Buganda (Civil Application 28 of 2019) [2020] UGSC 9 (18 June 2020)
The Supreme Court dismissed the application on the primary ground that it had been overtaken by events, as the door-to-door collection of ground rent (busuulu) had already concluded before the hearing of the application. Additionally, the Court held that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the application because it did not arise from a decision of the Court of Appeal, as required by Article 132(2) of the Constitution. The orders sought by the applicant were not related to the subject matter of the pending appeal before the Supreme Court, which concerned discovery proceedings, not the collect…
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- Interim Injunctions
- Locus Standi
- Res Judicata
- Abuse Of Court Process
- Mailo Land
- Ground Rent