Bagamuhunda Vincent v Uganda Electricity Board (In Liquidation) (High Court Civil Suit No. 400 of 2007)
Bagamuhunda Vincent v Uganda Electricity Board (In Liquidation) (High Court Civil Suit No. 400 of 2007) [2008] UGHC 53 (16 November 2008)
The High Court held that, following the binding authority of the Court of Appeal in Mavunwa Edson and Others v Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd, the Uganda Electricity Board ceased to exist upon the enactment of the Electricity Act, 1999. As such, any suit brought against it is against a non-existent party. The court found that the plaintiff's suit was misconceived, incompetent, and bad in law, and accordingly dismissed it under Order 6 Rule 29 of the Civil Procedure Act. The court further held that no order as to costs could be made against a non-existent entity. Leave to appeal was…
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- Suit Against Non Existent Entity
- Payment In Lieu Of Notice
- Employment Termination
- Proper Party To Sue