Uganda Case Law

Musinguzi v Kagadi District Local Government (Misc Cause 23 of 2024)

Musinguzi v Kagadi District Local Government (Misc Cause 23 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 868 (30 August 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Misc Cause 23 of 2024

Judge

Byaruhanga Rugyema, J

The Respondent, acting through its Chief Administrative Officer, unlawfully kept the Applicant on interdiction beyond the statutory six-month period, disregarding both the advice of the Solicitor General and recommendations of the District Rewards and Sanctions Committee. This conduct amounted to deliberate maladministration and malicious abuse of power. The court found that damages are permissible under judicial review where claimed and justified, and that the Applicant suffered mental anguish and hardship due to the Respondent's actions. Accordingly, the Applicant was entitled to both gener…

Source excerpt

• Judicial Review
• Interdiction Procedure
• Public Service Standing Orders
• Maladministration
• Damages Award

Khan v Fatuma and Another (C.A. 25/1931.)

Khan v Fatuma and Another (C.A. 25/1931.) [1931] EACA 8 (1 January 1931)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

C.A. 25/1931.

Judge

Barth, C.J (Kenya), Griffin C.J. (Uganda),, Lucie-Smith, J. (Kenya)

The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa held that absence from the colony, delay, maladministration, poor accounting, and risk to minors amounted to just cause to revoke probate.

• Probate Revocation
• Executor Removal
• Maladministration
• Minor Beneficiaries
• Delay In Administration
• Probate-revocation