Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.
Results update automatically as you type.
Uganda decisions
Decisions matching the current search
Makumbi Banalya Yawe v Mawejje Yawe (MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. O341 OF 2023) [2024] UGHC 1215 (23 January 2024)
The High Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal as time-barred, finding it was filed outside the 14-day limit and no extension of time had been sought.
JV AGT S.P and 2 HUCHENG DING CHENG Machinery Company Limited v Private Sector Foundation Uganda (Application No. 29 of 2022) [2022] UGPPDPAAT 28 (10 October 2022)
The Tribunal struck out a procurement review application for being filed 11 days late, holding that the statutory deadline was mandatory and jurisdiction had lapsed.
Okullu v Attorney General (Misc Cause No. 340 of 2018) [2022] UGHCCD 121 (15 August 2022)
The court held that the grounds for judicial review arose when the police appeals court dismissed the applicant's appeal, not when the applicant received the dismissal letter. The applicant failed to file the application within the prescribed three-month period and did not seek leave of court to file out of time. The law on limitation is strict and inflexible, and the applicant's explanation for delay could only be considered if accompanied by an application for extension of time, which was not done. Consequently, the application was incompetent and barred by law for being filed out of time.
Source excerpt
China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group Company Limited v Segken Services Limited (Miscellaneous Application No. 161 of 2020) [2021] UGHCCD 235 (20 April 2021)
The application for leave to appear and defend was filed outside the prescribed 10-day period stipulated under Order 36 Rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules. The computation of time under Order 51 Rules 2 and 8 does not apply to summary suits, as Order 36 is a self-contained procedure with its own timelines. The Applicant was served with summons on 27th November 2020 and filed the application on 9th December 2020, which was three days late. No leave for extension of time was sought, and no sufficient cause for delay was provided. The application was also brought under incorrect rules and sough…
Source excerpt
Kawanga v Waiswa (CIVIL REVISION CAUSE NO. 019 OF 2016) [2018] UGHCCD 122 (15 August 2018)
The High Court held that revision under section 83 of the Civil Procedure Act is limited to jurisdictional errors, so the applicant's challenge belonged in appeal, not revision.
