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Rwakaino v Kakuru & Another (Civil Revision 16 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 379 (29 May 2024)
The High Court dismissed an application for revision, holding that a magistrate’s forwarding of a file to the Chief Magistrate was not an unlawful transfer of suit.
Byabagambi v Mugisha and Another (Revision Application 4 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 434 (24 May 2024)
The High Court dismissed a revision application, holding that Civil Suit No. 62 of 2019 was filed in Hoima without jurisdiction and was properly dismissed.
Mujasi and 4 Others v Mataya and Another (Revision Cause 4 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 607 (24 May 2024)
The High Court found that the Chief Magistrate of Pallisa acted without jurisdiction in transferring Civil Suit No. 36 of 2020 to Budaka Chief Magistrates Court. Jurisdiction is strictly statutory, and the suit property was situated in Budaka district, which had its own Chief Magistrates Court established in 2017. The law only empowers the High Court, not subordinate courts, to transfer suits, and only if the suit was initially filed in a court with proper jurisdiction. Since the suit was filed in a court lacking territorial jurisdiction, the Chief Magistrate had no power to transfer it; the…
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Opio v Otaka and Another (Civil Appeal No. 124 of 2013) [2022] UGCA 288 (15 December 2022)
The Court of Appeal held that the magistrate lacked pecuniary jurisdiction over the land dispute, so the appeal failed and the suit should have been dismissed.
Registered Trustees of the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha East Africa v Mukesh Jain (Civil Suit No. 156 of 2014) [2021] UGHC 11 (5 February 2021)
The suit was initially filed in the Chief Magistrate's Court, but the claim amount as evidenced by the application for security of costs and supporting affidavit exceeded the pecuniary jurisdiction of that court. The subsequent administrative transfer of the suit to the High Court was irregular because the Chief Magistrate's Court lacked jurisdiction from the outset. Under Section 18 of the Civil Procedure Act and established case law, a suit can only be transferred if it was properly filed in a court with jurisdiction. Since the original filing was a nullity, the High Court cannot exercise i…
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Okello Vs Oloya & Anor (MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION No. 159 OF 2018) [2019] UGHCCD 151 (16 May 2019)
The High Court in Gulu allowed a transfer application and moved a civil suit from the Chief Magistrate’s Court after finding the interests of justice favored transfer.
Mukisa v UMEME Ltd (Misc. Cause No. 168 of 2014) [2015] UGHCCD 120 (9 September 2015)
The High Court dismissed an application to transfer two Nabweru suits to Kampala, finding no sufficient cause and that convenience favored keeping them at Nabweru.
