Uganda Case Law

Okullu v Attorney General (Misc Cause No. 340 of 2018)

Okullu v Attorney General (Misc Cause No. 340 of 2018) [2022] UGHCCD 121 (15 August 2022)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Misc Cause No. 340 of 2018

Judge

Boniface Wamala, J

The court held that the grounds for judicial review arose when the police appeals court dismissed the applicant's appeal, not when the applicant received the dismissal letter. The applicant failed to file the application within the prescribed three-month period and did not seek leave of court to file out of time. The law on limitation is strict and inflexible, and the applicant's explanation for delay could only be considered if accompanied by an application for extension of time, which was not done. Consequently, the application was incompetent and barred by law for being filed out of time.

Source excerpt

• Judicial Review Limitation Period
• Time Barred Applications
• Leave To File Out Of Time
• Disciplinary Tribunal Review

ABC Capital Bank Ltd v A-1 Industries Ltd & 2 Ors

ABC Capital Bank Ltd v A-1 Industries Ltd & 2 Ors (Miscellaneous Application No. 1059 of 2016) [2017] UGCommC 143 (11 October 2017)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 1059 of 2016

The High Court granted leave to file a reply to the written statement of defence and counterclaim out of time, citing counsel’s illness and the need to decide cases on merit.

• Extension Of Time
• Leave To File Out Of Time
• Mistake Of Counsel
• Functus Officio
• Counterclaim Defence
• Procedural Irregularity