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.

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Citation	Judgment date
February 2005
Nalukwago v Chief Registrar of Titles (Miscellaneous Cause No. 7 of 2005) [2005] UGHC 146 (25 February 2005) A caveat cannot be removed unless statutory notice requirements under land law are strictly complied with. Land law – removal of caveat – statutory notice – requirements under Registration of Titles Act – validity of notice – effect of non-compliance – court's power to intervene.	25 February 2005
Uganda v Ongweyo Mathias (Criminal Case No.76 Of 2004) (Criminal Case No.76 of 2004) [2005] UGHC 77 (23 February 2005) Acquittal where circumstantial evidence was insufficient to prove the accused's participation or establish a prima facie murder case. Criminal law – Murder: elements – proof of participation; Circumstantial evidence – must be incompatible with innocence and admit no reasonable innocent hypothesis; No-case-to-answer – requirement of a prima facie case; Acquittal under ss.73(1) and 82(6) Trial on Indictments Act.	23 February 2005
Mbarara Municipal Council v Natta Mary Nalongo (H.C.C.S. NO. MMB 44/1997 ) (H.C.C.S. NO. MMB 44/1997) [2005] UGHC 98 (16 February 2005) Counterclaim survives rejected plaint; registered title confirmed and defendant awarded damages, declaration, eviction and injunction. Civil procedure — Rejection of plaint for failure to disclose cause of action; non-compliance with court-ordered service — suit struck out. Counterclaim — survives rejection/striking out of plaint and constitutes separate cause of action. Land law — Registered title conclusive (Registration of Titles Act s.59); court may only go behind registration on strict proof of actual fraud attributable to transferee. Pleading — special damages and fraud must be specifically pleaded and strictly proved.	16 February 2005
Uganda v Aliganyira & Anor (Criminal Session 50 of 2002) [2005] UGHC 132 (11 February 2005) First accused convicted on reliable identification; second acquitted due to inconsistent identification and misnaming. Aggravated robbery – elements (theft, violence, deadly weapon, participation) – identification evidence – reliability and cautious assessment of eyewitness testimony – alibi defence — misnomer undermining prosecution case – mandatory sentence on conviction.	11 February 2005
Uganda v Asiimwe alias Ruboha & 2 Ors (Criminal Session 148 of 2002) [2005] UGHC 136 (11 February 2005) Theft and violence proved but identity and use/threat of a deadly weapon were not established; accused acquitted. Criminal law – Aggravated robbery – Elements: theft, use or threat of violence, use or threat of deadly weapon. Evidence – Identification in darkness – reliability and necessary caution. Evidence – Circumstantial evidence and corroboration – must exclude every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. Defence – Alibi and visitor status – evidential weight.	11 February 2005
Uganda v Baguma (HCT Criminal Session 93 of 2002) [2005] UGHC 137 (11 February 2005) Prosecution failed to prove essential elements and reliable identification, resulting in acquittal on all aggravated robbery counts. Criminal law – Aggravated robbery – Elements: theft; use or threat of violence; use or threat of deadly weapon; accused's participation (sections 285, 286(2) Penal Code). Evidence – Identification by eyewitness – need for caution where identification occurred at night, under terror, and the importance of corroboration. Evidence – Failure to call essential witnesses (victims) undermines proof of theft. Procedure – Identification parade / rule 59 of Police Standing Orders: failure to follow weakens identification evidence. Burden of proof – prosecution must prove every ingredient beyond reasonable doubt; any doubt resolved for the accused.	11 February 2005
Uganda v Ruhweza Ibrahim (Criminal Session 71 of 2002) [2005] UGHC 134 (11 February 2005) Prosecution proved aggravated robbery by identity, violence and grievous harm; accused convicted and sentenced to death. Criminal law – Aggravated robbery – Elements: theft, violence, deadly weapon, grievous harm – Identification evidence: familiarity, visibility, voice recognition and corroboration – Child witness corroboration – Alibi – Mandatory death sentence under Sections 285 and 286(2) Penal Code Act.	11 February 2005
Uganda v Tumusiime Charles& 2 Ors (Criminal Session 33 of 2002) [2005] UGHC 133 (11 February 2005) The accused were convicted of aggravated robbery on identification, admissible confessions and corroboration, and sentenced to death. Criminal law — Aggravated robbery — elements: theft, use/threat of violence, deadly weapons — identification evidence — admissibility and reliability of extra‑judicial confessions — accomplice evidence and corroboration — s.27 Evidence Act — statutory capital sentence.	11 February 2005
Uganda v Twikirize Alice (Criminal Session 91 of 2002) [2005] UGHC 128 (11 February 2005) Accused convicted of murder based on a voluntary confession corroborated by circumstantial evidence despite absence of body. Criminal law – murder without body – proof of death by circumstantial evidence; admissibility and corroboration of a retracted confession; circumstantial evidence standard; malice aforethought; sentence of death.	11 February 2005
Bamanya Gersom v Rattan Singh & 2 Ors (High Court Misc. App. No. 961 of 2004) [2005] UGHC 68 (7 February 2005) Civil Procedure	7 February 2005
Musherure v Bamuhiga (HCT-05-CV-MA-0150-2004) [2005] UGHC 116 (3 February 2005) Civil Procedure	3 February 2005
Rwambuya v Strabag East Africa Ltd (HCT-05-CV-CS-0111-2000) [2005] UGHC 108 (3 February 2005) Contract Law\|Breach of Contract	3 February 2005
Tumwebaze v Ganywa (HCT-05-CV-CA-0031 -2004) [2005] UGHC 119 (2 February 2005) Civil Procedure\|Appeals and reviews	2 February 2005
Zachary Olum and Anor v Registrar General (Miscellaneous Application No. 10 of 2005) [2005] UGHC 4 (1 February 2005) Civil Procedure	1 February 2005