Obal v Gadaffi and 6 Others (Miscellaneous Application 224 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCD 184 (8 November 2024)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 224 of 2024
Judge
Musa Ssekaana, J
The High Court struck out a temporary injunction application and the main suit over NRM party offices, holding the dispute was premature, internal, and filed without the necessary party.
Kanyesigye & Another v Uganda National Students Association & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Cause 274 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCD 78 (11 January 2024)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Cause 274 of 2023
Judge
Baguma, J
The High Court dismissed a judicial review application by UNSA officials for failure to exhaust internal remedies under the association’s constitution.
Sheik Abdul Swabur Gwaivu vs Sheik Musa Hamede (Miscellaneous Application No. 69 of 2022) [2022] UGHC 95 (20 September 2022)
Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application No. 69 of 2022
Judge
Adonyo, J
The High Court set aside a magistrate’s ruling over Kwarkwar Muslim County, finding the dispute was premature and should first be handled through UMSC internal processes.
Rev Charles Oode Okunya v Registered Trustees of the Church of Uganda (Civil Suit No. 35 of 2020) [2021] UGHCCD 74 (30 June 2021)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit No. 35 of 2020
Judge
Musa Ssekaana, J
The court held that the dispute was fundamentally religious, involving the revocation of the plaintiff's election as Bishop, and thus non-justiciable in civil courts due to the church autonomy doctrine and ministerial exception. The Registered Trustees of the Church of Uganda were not the proper party to be sued, as they do not play any role in the election or consecration of Bishops; such functions are reserved for the House of Bishops and the Archbishop. The plaintiff failed to exhaust internal church dispute resolution mechanisms as required by the Provincial Constitution. Furthermore, the…