Uganda Case Law

Attorney General v Senkali and Others

Attorney General v Senkali and Others (Civil Appeal 2 of 2008) [2009] UGSC 38 (21 January 2009)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 2 of 2008

Judge

Odoki, CJ, Tsekooko, JSC, Mulenga, JSC, Kanyeihamba, JSC, Katureebe, JSC

The Supreme Court held that the successive revolutions and legal notices, particularly Legal Notice No. 1 of 1986, terminated the services of the respondents in the Uganda Army. The Court found that members of the armed forces are not public servants and thus not protected by the saving provisions applicable to civil servants. The evidence did not establish that the respondents remained members of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) or were ever redeployed or recognized as such by the current government. The Court further held that the respondents' claims were time-barred under the appl…

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• Limitation Of Actions
• Termination Of Employment
• Military Service Rights
• Successor Liability
• Public Service Definition
• Constitutional Effect Of Revolution

Rex v Shah

Rex v Shah (Criminal Appeal No. 67 of 1942) [1942] EACA 73 (1 January 1942)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 67 of 1942

Judge

Bartley J, Sheridan CJ

The court held that military personnel serving in Kenya fall within the Penal Code’s definition of persons employed in the public service, and dismissed the appeal.

• Official Corruption
• Public Service Definition
• Military Personnel
• Penal Code Interpretation
• Official-corruption
• Public-service-definition