Mbaine and Another v Uganda (HCT-00-CR-CN 141 of 2015) [2021] UGHCCRD 6 (31 May 2021)
Court
HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)
Case number
HCT-00-CR-CN 141 of 2015
Judge
Mutonyi, J
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal for want of prosecution after procedural delays left the appellants to serve their sentences before the record reached court.
Kamba & 2 Ors v Attorney General & 4 Ors (Constitutional Application No. 14 of 2013) [2013] UGCC 4 (29 July 2013)
Court
Constitutional Court of Uganda
Case number
Constitutional Application No. 14 of 2013
The court held that a coram of five justices is only mandatory when the Constitutional Court is sitting to interpret the Constitution as per Article 137(1) and (2). For interlocutory matters, such as applications for temporary injunctions arising from constitutional petitions, there is no constitutional or statutory requirement for a five-justice coram. Section 12 of the Judicature Act empowers a single justice to handle interlocutory matters, with a right of reference to a bench of three justices. The court found that the Rules of Procedure, including Rule 23 of the Constitutional Court (Pet…