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Senteza & Another v Tibesigwa (Civil Revision 3 of 2013) [2024] UGHC 383 (29 May 2024)
The High Court dismissed an application to revise a magistrate’s ruling, holding that revision is limited to jurisdictional error and not mere procedural mistakes.
Abule v Rtd Col. Omaria (Civil Revision 2 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 524 (8 May 2024)
The High Court found that the trial magistrate acted within his jurisdiction in ordering the applicant to deposit UGX 18,000,000 as security for due performance as a condition for stay of execution. The applicant's inability to pay or the alleged harshness of the order did not fall within the scope of revision under Section 83 of the Civil Procedure Act, which is strictly limited to questions of jurisdiction or material irregularity. The applicant's remedy, if any, lay in seeking reconsideration by the trial court, not by invoking the High Court's revisional powers. The application was theref…
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