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Court of Appeal of Uganda

The Court of Appeal is the second highest court in the land.  It came into being following the promulgation of the 1995 Constitution, and the enactment of the Judicature Statute, 1996. Article 134 of the Constitution established the structure of the Court of Appeal.

While presiding over matters , it is duly constituted when it consists of an odd number of not less than three (3) justices of the Court of Appeal. It is this court that constitutes itself into a Constitutional Court in accordance with the Constitution to hear constitutional cases.

The Constitutional Court consists of fifteen (15) justices and handles the matters, issues or cases concerning the interpretation of the Constitution  When presiding over a constitutional matter, there must be a quorum of at least five (5) justices of the court.

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January 1974
Commissioner General of Customs & Excise East Africa v Home Garments Limited (Civil Appeal 44 of 1973) [1974] UGCA 2 (4 January 1974)
A trial court may not dismiss for want of prosecution without first calling the plaintiff to proceed after refusing an adjournment.
Civil procedure – Adjournment – Court’s discretion to grant or refuse adjournment; Dismissal for want of prosecution – Trial judge must call plaintiff to proceed before dismissing; Right to be heard – Plaintiff must be given opportunity to call available witnesses; Remedy – premature dismissal set aside and retrial ordered.
 4 January 1974
The Commissioner General Of Customs and Excise East Africa v Home Garment s Limited (Civil Appeal 44 of 1973) [1974] UGCA 1 (4 January 1974)
Refusal of an adjournment does not justify immediate dismissal; court must call plaintiff to proceed before invoking Order 15 Rule 4.
Civil procedure — Adjournment — Refusal of adjournment — Court must call plaintiff to proceed before dismissing under Order 15 Rule 4 — Dismissal for want of prosecution improper where plaintiff not afforded opportunity to call evidence.
 4 January 1974