Attorney General v Okello
Attorney General v Okello (Civil Appeal 92 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 600 (9 July 2024)
The appeal was filed out of time, contrary to Section 79(1)(b) of the Civil Procedure Act, which mandates that appeals against registrar's orders be filed within seven days. The appellant did not seek leave of court to file the appeal out of time nor provided sufficient cause for the delay. The procedure for appealing against a deputy registrar is by motion on notice, not by endorsement upon the record, and the preliminary objection regarding procedure was overruled. However, the failure to comply with the statutory time limit is fatal, and the appeal is incompetent and must be struck out. Th…
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- Appeal Time Limits
- Procedure For Appealing Registrar Orders
- Representative Suits
- Striking Out Appeal