Kikongo v Electrol commissionand anor
Kikongo v Electrol commissionand anor (Election Appeal No. 75 of 2011) [2012] UGHCEP 298 (2 March 2012)
The High Court held that the provision of S.6 of the Oaths Act is directory rather than mandatory, relying on precedent that technical defects in affidavits, such as undated jurats, do not vitiate the affidavit and can be cured by dating in court or re-swearing. The court found that the trial magistrate erred by dismissing the entire petition when the proper remedy was to expunge the defective affidavits, as the respondents only prayed for striking out the affidavits, not dismissal. The affidavits on the court record were dated, and the official court record is the reference point for proceed…
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- Affidavit Requirements
- Oaths Act Interpretation
- Mandatory Vs Directory Statutes
- Forgery Allegations
- Procedural Irregularities