Uganda Case Law

Bagamuhunda Vincent v Uganda Electricity Board (In Liquidation) (High Court Civil Suit No. 400 of 2007)

Bagamuhunda Vincent v Uganda Electricity Board (In Liquidation) (High Court Civil Suit No. 400 of 2007) [2008] UGHC 53 (16 November 2008)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

High Court Civil Suit No. 400 of 2007

The High Court held that, following the binding authority of the Court of Appeal in Mavunwa Edson and Others v Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd, the Uganda Electricity Board ceased to exist upon the enactment of the Electricity Act, 1999. As such, any suit brought against it is against a non-existent party. The court found that the plaintiff's suit was misconceived, incompetent, and bad in law, and accordingly dismissed it under Order 6 Rule 29 of the Civil Procedure Act. The court further held that no order as to costs could be made against a non-existent entity. Leave to appeal was…

Source excerpt

• Suit Against Non Existent Entity
• Payment In Lieu Of Notice
• Employment Termination
• Proper Party To Sue

Attorney General for the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya v Jeevanjee and Others (C.C. No. 176/1935)

Attorney General for the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya v Jeevanjee and Others (C.C. No. 176/1935) [1937] EACA 206 (1 January 1937)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

C.C. No. 176/1935

Judge

Webb, J

The court held that the Attorney General was the proper person to sue on behalf of His Majesty and granted mortgage enforcement relief.

• Proper Party To Sue
• Mortgage Enforcement
• Certificate Of Ownership
• Partnership Property Dispute
• Attorney-general-standing
• Mortgage-enforcement