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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.

Physical address
Twed Towers along Kafu Road, Nakasero,Kampala.
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Judgment date
December 1987

 

20 December 1987
November 1987

 

20 November 1987
February 1987
An amended plaint filed outside the permitted period without leave invalidated the ex parte judgment; retrial ordered.
Civil procedure – Amendment of plaint – Order 6 r.19 – Amendment without leave allowed only once within prescribed period (21 days from summons or 14 days after defence) – Amendment made years later without leave invalid; Ex parte proceedings – Trial court’s duty to ensure legality of basis of claim; Appeal procedure – Memorandum of appeal must state concise grounds without narrative.
16 February 1987
An amendment of a plaint made outside the permitted period without leave renders proceedings void and requires a retrial.
Civil procedure – Amendment of plaint – Order 6 r.19 – One amendment without leave only within prescribed short period – Amendment made years later without leave invalid – Proceedings and judgment founded on invalid amendment incurably defective – Ex parte proceedings require strict compliance with procedural rules – Judgment set aside and matter remitted for retrial.
16 February 1987

 

6 February 1987