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High Court of Uganda

The High Court of Uganda is the third court of record in order of hierarchy and has unlimited original jurisdiction, which means that it can try any case of any value or crime of any magnitude. Appeals from all Magistrates Courts go to the High Court. 

The High Court is headed by the Honorable Principal Judge who is responsible for the administration of the court and has supervisory powers over Magistrate's courts. 

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March 1992
Luwiiwi v Uganda Airlines Corporation (Miscellaneous Application 9 of 1992) [1992] UGHC 78 (25 March 1992)

 

 25 March 1992
Allen Isingoma V Alex Muhairwe & 2 Ors (Criminal Case No. 39 of 1992) [1992] UGHC 2 (18 March 1992)
Affidavits must disclose sources, grounds of belief and distinguish knowledge, otherwise originating summons is incompetent.
Civil procedure – Originating summons – Supporting affidavit must disclose source of information, state grounds of belief and distinguish information, belief and knowledge; omission is fatal; defective affidavit renders originating summons incompetent.
 18 March 1992
Kasande v The Administrator General & Another (Civil Suit 965 of 1990) [1992] UGHC 55 (16 March 1992)

 

 16 March 1992
Uganda v Twesiime Kaingana (Criminal Case 360 of 1991) [1992] UGHC 48 (13 March 1992)
Provocation in the heat of passion reduced a fatal spear attack from murder to manslaughter; intoxication and self-defence rejected.
Criminal law – Murder v. manslaughter – elements of malice aforethought; causation and medical evidence (femoral artery haemorrhage); identification of assailant; intoxication not proved; self-defence unavailable; provocation and heat of passion reducing offence to manslaughter.
 13 March 1992
Uganda v P. C Akol (Criminal Session Case 364 of 91) [1992] UGHC 47 (4 March 1992)
The accused, a police officer, was convicted of defiling a six-year-old child based on eyewitness and medical corroboration.
Criminal law – Defilement under s.123(1) Penal Code – Elements: age, knowledge, penetration, identity and corroboration; tender-age complainant incapable of giving evidence; alibi disproved; medical evidence as corroboration.
 4 March 1992