Uganda Case Law

Agwau v Odongo

Agwau v Odongo (Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 4 of 2021) [2021] UGHCCD 53 (9 July 2021)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 4 of 2021

Judge

Adonyo, J

The application for revision fails because the applicant did not provide any independent professional valuation to support his claim that the property value exceeded the pecuniary jurisdiction of the Magistrate Grade One. The only proven value before the lower court was UGX 14,500,000, which is within the jurisdictional limit of UGX 20,000,000. The lower court's decision was therefore made within its proper jurisdiction. The applicant's arguments regarding spousal consent and service of process were either unsupported by evidence or did not occasion prejudice to the respondent. The High Court…

Source excerpt

• Pecuniary Jurisdiction
• Revision Of Lower Court Decision
• Matrimonial Property Consent
• Effectiveness Of Service
• Ownership Dispute

Ssemakula Stephen v Kibuuka Herbert

Ssemakula Stephen v Kibuuka Herbert (Civil Revision 15 of 2015) [2021] UGHCLD 44 (31 March 2021)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Revision 15 of 2015

Judge

Kazaarwe, J

The High Court dismissed an application to revise a subordinate court judgment, finding the applicant relied on a false premise about a separate land suit and abused process.

• Revision Of Lower Court Decision
• Jurisdiction Of Magistrate Courts
• Abuse Of Court Process
• Land Disputes
• Revision-of-lower-court-decision
• Jurisdiction-of-magistrate-courts