Uganda Case Law

Mbbale and 59 Others v Makerere University (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application 48 of 2024)

Mbbale and 59 Others v Makerere University (Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application 48 of 2024) [2025] UGIC 20 (27 February 2025)

Court

Industrial Court of Uganda

Case number

Labour Dispute Miscellaneous Application 48 of 2024

Judges

Wabwire Musana, J, Namara, Panel Member, Nabirye, Matovu

The court found that while the Respondent failed to repatriate the Applicants as ordered, it had complied with the monetary aspects of the decree and demonstrated willingness to comply with the repatriation order upon receipt of necessary particulars. The Respondent's explanation—that it awaited repatriation details and that its records had been destroyed in a fire—was accepted as just cause for non-compliance. The Applicants did not provide sufficient evidence of self-repatriation expenses or persistent, obstinate defiance by the Respondent. The court held that the threshold for contempt was…

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• Contempt Of Court
• Repatriation Orders
• Enforcement Of Judgments
• Remedies For Noncompliance

Rex v Majengo (Cr: Rev. Case No. 30/38)

Rex v Majengo (Cr: Rev. Case No. 30/38) [1938] EACA 191 (1 January 1938)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Cr: Rev. Case No. 30/38

Judge

Lane, Ag. J, Thacker J

The court held that Nairobi Municipality By-law 557(3)(d) was ultra vires insofar as it allowed a native convict to be ordered back to his reserve and punished for disobedience.

• Ultra Vires
• Municipal By Laws
• Local Government Powers
• Penalties For Breach
• Repatriation Orders
• Ultra-vires