Nanding & 6 Others v Attorney General
Nanding & 6 Others v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Cause 22 of 2024) [2024] UGHCCD 127 (16 August 2024)
The court found that the applicants' salaries had been enhanced in 2010 pursuant to a Presidential Directive, and this enhancement was implemented and maintained for over a decade, creating a legitimate expectation. The Ministry of Public Service's unilateral reduction of the applicants' salaries in 2022, without a hearing or lawful justification, was illegal, irrational, and in breach of Articles 28, 42, and 158(1) of the Constitution. The Ministry could not lawfully reverse a Presidential Directive or vary the applicants' contractual terms without due process. The court held that the applic…
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- Judicial Review
- Legitimate Expectation
- Public Service Salaries
- Presidential Directives
- Natural Justice
- Employment Contracts