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Ocira v Okwera (Civil Appeal 217 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 140 (27 March 2025)
The High Court held that a Deputy Registrar lacked jurisdiction to decide an application for leave to appeal, set aside the ruling, and sent the matter to a judge.
Ocen v Soroti District Land Board and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 77 of 2020) [2021] UGHCLD 470 (25 November 2021)
The High Court found that the Assistant Registrar lacked jurisdiction to hear and determine an application for contempt of court, as such powers are not delegated to registrars under Order 50 of the Civil Procedure Rules or Practice Direction No.1 of 2002. The registrar's orders are orders of the High Court, but contempt proceedings must be handled by a judge. The High Court also held that it has jurisdiction to review the orders of a registrar, and that manifest errors apparent on the face of the record, such as the registrar hearing a matter he mediated, justify review. Preliminary objectio…
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Musisi v Namakula & Anor (MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 303 OF 2016) [2016] UGHCCD 141 (20 October 2016)
The High Court cannot transfer an election petition that was filed in a court without jurisdiction, as jurisdiction is a fundamental legal requirement and not a mere technicality. The powers of the High Court to transfer cases under Section 18(1) of the Civil Procedure Act and Section 218 of the Magistrates Courts’ Act are limited to matters that were properly and legally filed in a court clothed with jurisdiction. Since the Chief Magistrate’s Court lacked jurisdiction to hear election petitions for LCIII Chairpersons under Section 138(1) of the Local Government Act, the petition was a nullit…
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