Ssekikubo & 3 Others v Attorney General & 4 Others
Ssekikubo & 3 Others v Attorney General & 4 Others (Constitutional Application 6 of 2013) [2013] UGSC 21 (10 October 2013)
The Supreme Court held that the applicants' intended appeal, insofar as it challenges decisions of the Constitutional Court involving interpretation of constitutional provisions, is appealable as of right. The Court found that the applicants satisfied the conditions for a stay of execution: they had lodged their notice of appeal diligently, raised arguable issues with likelihood of success, and would suffer irreparable harm if the stay was not granted, as their parliamentary mandates would be lost. The Court exercised its discretion to grant a stay of execution of the Constitutional Court's o…
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- Right Of Appeal
- Stay Of Execution
- Mandatory Injunctions
- Fair Hearing
- Parliamentary Membership
- Affidavit Defects