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Okello v Kibeti (Miscellaneous Application 6 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 662 (12 July 2024)
The High Court held it lacked jurisdiction to revise LC II and LC III decisions and ordered the application forwarded to the Chief Magistrate’s Court.
Zhang and Another v Uganda (Miscellaneous Criminal Application 39 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCRD 17 (10 January 2024)
The court found that the offences for which the applicants were being investigated—fraud and embezzlement—are not provided for under the Computer Misuse Act, 2011. The magistrate therefore lacked jurisdiction to issue the search and seizure order under Section 28 of that Act. The order was thus illegally made. Furthermore, even if the order had been valid, the continued retention of the applicant's mobile phone by the Uganda Police Force for almost two years without seeking an extension of time was in contravention of Section 28(8) of the Computer Misuse Act, which requires return of seized p…
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Uganda v Muhoozi and Others (Criminal Application 140 of 2023) [2023] UGHCCRD 81 (28 August 2023)
The High Court held that revision does not lie against interlocutory orders, upheld the chief magistrate’s transfer powers, and struck out an amended charge sheet filed after DPP takeover.
Kirunda v Kateregga (Civil Revision 15 of 2020) [2021] UGCommC 15 (15 April 2021)
The High Court dismissed an application to revise a small claims judgment, holding there was no illegality, irregularity, or injustice in the lower court process.
Alia v Amati (Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 0039 of 2015) [2016] UGHCCD 70 (6 October 2016)
The Chief Magistrate exceeded his statutory supervisory jurisdiction under section 221 of the Magistrates Courts Act by setting aside and cancelling orders made by the Grade One Magistrate, issuing an injunction against the Grade One Magistrate, and releasing a civil debtor from imprisonment in civil proceedings. These actions were not authorized by law, as the Chief Magistrate's powers are limited to examining records and forwarding them to the High Court with remarks. The High Court found that all such orders made by the Chief Magistrate were a nullity and set them aside. Furthermore, the c…
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Wasswa Denis v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 27 of 2009) [2010] UGHC 4 (21 January 2010)
The High Court found that the appellant had no statutory right to appeal against a ruling that there was a case to answer before conviction, as the Magistrates Courts Act only provides for appeals after conviction. The court determined that the appeal was filed with the intention of delaying the conclusion of the criminal trial in the lower court, constituting an abuse of process. The deliberate absence of the appellant and his counsel from scheduled hearings further evidenced this intent. Exercising its supervisory jurisdiction under s.17 of the Judicature Act, the High Court dismissed the a…
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