Open Forum Initiative[TOFI] v Attorney General of Uganda and Another
Open Forum Initiative[TOFI] v Attorney General of Uganda and Another (Miscellaneous Cause No. 251 of 2020) [2022] UGHCCD 33 (24 January 2022)
The court held that the application for judicial review was filed outside the mandatory three-month period prescribed by Rule 5(1) of the Judicature (Judicial Review) Rules, 2009. The applicant's reasons for delay, namely the Covid-19 lockdown and alleged inaccessibility of the gazetted regulations, were not accepted as sufficient cause. The court found that court registries remained open for matters of public interest during the lockdown, and other similar matters were filed and heard. The applicant failed to demonstrate promptness or good reason for the delay. Furthermore, the court found t…
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