Dr. Tindyebwa v Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and Another (Misc Cause No. 120 of 2022)
Dr. Tindyebwa v Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and Another (Misc Cause No. 120 of 2022) [2022] UGHCCD 203 (6 October 2022)
The application was improperly brought before the Court as it sought reliefs available only through judicial review, which was not invoked. The FDC, as a political party, is a public body subject to judicial review, and the Applicant failed to exhaust alternative remedies and internal party procedures. The laws cited do not mandate political parties to nominate more than one candidate for EALA, and the decision to nominate a single candidate was within the party's discretion and in its strategic interest. Courts should not interfere with internal party decisions absent illegality or unreasona…
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- Judicial Review Scope
- Political Party Decision Making
- Nomination Procedure Eala
- Exhaustion Of Alternative Remedies