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Owora v Magode Ikuya and Others (CIVIL SUIT NO.0030 OF 2022) [2024] UGHC 1238 (7 November 2024)
The High Court dismissed a land suit as time barred, holding the cause of action arose in 1999 and no limitation exception was properly pleaded.
Open Forum Initiative[TOFI] v Attorney General of Uganda and Another (Miscellaneous Cause No. 251 of 2020) [2022] UGHCCD 33 (24 January 2022)
The court held that the application for judicial review was filed outside the mandatory three-month period prescribed by Rule 5(1) of the Judicature (Judicial Review) Rules, 2009. The applicant's reasons for delay, namely the Covid-19 lockdown and alleged inaccessibility of the gazetted regulations, were not accepted as sufficient cause. The court found that court registries remained open for matters of public interest during the lockdown, and other similar matters were filed and heard. The applicant failed to demonstrate promptness or good reason for the delay. Furthermore, the court found t…
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Sanywa v Kampala Capital City Authority & Anor (Miscellaneous Cause No. 164 of 2017) [2017] UGCommC 103 (28 September 2017)
The court found that the Kampala Capital City Authority, acting under the Kampala Capital City Authority Act and the Kampala Capital City (Commercial Road Users) Regulations SI No. 3 of 2015, was legally empowered to levy the monthly park fee of UGX 120,000. The regulations, made pursuant to section 82 of the Act, are statutory instruments that enjoy a presumption of constitutionality and are part of the law unless amended or revoked. The Respondents' actions were therefore lawful and not contrary to the Revised Policy Guidelines or the cited constitutional provisions. The Applicant's claims…
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