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12 Jul 2019

Administrative Law [2019] UGHCCD 141

Hon.Ssali Isaac Keith & Another V HW Mayor Regina Bakitte Nakazzi Musoke & Another

Hon.Ssali Isaac Keith & Another V HW Mayor Regina Bakitte Nakazzi Musoke & Another (Miscellaneous Cause No. 11 of 2019) [2019] UGHCCD 141 (12 July 2019)

Court: HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number: Miscellaneous Cause No. 11 of 2019

The court found that the 1st respondent's decision to revoke the applicants' appointments was within the statutory powers conferred by the Local Governments Act. The Act does not require the chairperson to provide reasons or a hearing prior to revocation of executive committee appointments. The applicants' claim of procedural impropriety and lack of fair hearing was not supported by the statutory framework governing local government appointments. The court held that the exercise of the power to revoke was lawful, and that the applicants were not entitled to judicial review reliefs. The matter…

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Judicial Review
Procedural Impropriety
Ultra Vires Actions
Natural Justice
Local Government Appointments

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26 Sept 2012

Administrative Law [2012] UGHC 197

Kawooya v Jinja Municipal Council (Misc. Cause No. 0056 of 2011)

Kawooya v Jinja Municipal Council (Misc. Cause No. 0056 of 2011) [2012] UGHC 197 (26 September 2012)

Court: High Court of Uganda
Case number: Misc. Cause No. 0056 of 2011

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 grounds for the application first arose on 08/06/2011, when the applicant was rejected as Deputy Mayor by majority vote in a council meeting. Subsequent events, such as approval of minutes and consultations, did not alter the date when the cause of action arose. The applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient grounds for extension of time, and the lack of approved minutes or pending ministerial advice were matters of evidence, not r…