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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Citation	Judgment date
December 1991
Terezina v Uganda (Criminal Revision 46 of 1991) [1991] UGHC 55 (12 December 1991)	12 December 1991
August 1991
Uganda v Nelson Ogival and Others (Criminal Revision No. 90 of 91) [1991] UGHC 103 (20 August 1991) A defective recording of pleas can be cured by the accuseds' clear admission of narrated facts in straightforward offences. Criminal procedure – Pleas – Requirement under s.122(2) Magistrates Courts Act to record admissions in accused's words – Defective plea recording – Admission of narrated facts can cure defect in straightforward offences – Adan v Republic cited.	20 August 1991
Uganda v John Peter Akiize (CRIMINAL REVISION NO. 36 OF 1990) [1991] UGHC 98 (7 August 1991) Minimum-sentence amendment did not apply to sentence imposed before its commencement; no revision necessary. Criminal law – Penal Code Amendment No. 5 of 1987 – Minimum sentence – Non-retroactivity – Plea of guilty – Revisional jurisdiction.	7 August 1991
Uganda v John Peter Akiize (CRIMINAL REVISION NO. 36 OF 1990) [1991] UGHC 99 (7 August 1991) Amendment increasing minimum sentence does not apply to sentences imposed before its commencement; no revision required. Penal Code Amendment No.5/1987 – commencement date and non-retroactivity – minimum sentence for section 257 – plea of guilty and validity of conviction – revisional jurisdiction.	7 August 1991
June 1991
Lt. Ojok v Ocaya (Revision Order No. 7 of 1991) [1991] UGHC 86 (13 June 1991) Invalid grant by Magistrate Grade II upheld due to lapse of time and no complaints. Estate administration - Grant of administration - Jurisdiction limit of Magistrate Grade II - Invalid signing as District Registrar.	13 June 1991
Willy Peter Oringa v Bongomin Stephen and Another (H/C REVISION ORDER NO. 12/1991) [1991] UGHC 105 (13 June 1991) Magistrate Grade II lacked jurisdiction to grant letters for an estate exceeding statutory limits, but the court refused revision due to lapse of time and hardship. Probate and administration — Jurisdiction of Magistrate Grade II to grant Letters of Administration — Statutory value limit (Decree 13/72 s.1) — Appointment of District Registrar (SI No.65/4) — Signing for District Registrar does not cure lack of jurisdiction — Revision discretion and lapse of time (Civil Procedure Act s.64(ii)).	13 June 1991
Lucy Monica Akulu v Mwa Michael Alias Kilega (H/C Administration Cause No. MG. 10/1990) [1991] UGHC 72 (12 June 1991) Widow entitled to probate despite youth or unperformed funeral rites; deceased’s brother may be associated as co‑administrator. Succession law – s.201 Succession Act – widow’s entitlement to grant of Letters of Administration – personal disqualification required to exclude widow. Customary practice – pending funeral rites – whether last funeral rite prevents grant of administration. Remarriage and youth – potential remarriage is not automatic disqualification; duties and returns protect beneficiaries Association – s.202 Succession Act – association of suitable person with widow; minors disqualified	12 June 1991
Martin Oballim v Mrs. Getrude Mande Oballim (Revision Order No. 9 of 1991) [1991] UGHC 88 (12 June 1991) Magistrate Grade II improperly granted administration for high-value estate; no revision due to lapse causing potential hardship. Legal jurisdiction - Magistrate Grade II acting beyond estate valuation limits - Jurisdictional error not revised due to hardship considerations.	12 June 1991
David Ojok Liba v Julius Peter Tokuiny Ocorobong (H/C Revision Order No. 13 of 1991) [1991] UGHC 80 (11 June 1991) A Magistrate Grade II's illegal grant of Letters of Administration for a high-value estate is cancelled. Probate and administration – Jurisdiction of Magistrates – Limits on estate value for grant of administration – Legal consequences of acting without jurisdiction.	11 June 1991
Tulib Hassan Oola v Nassan (H/C Administration cause No. MG. 5 of 1991) [1991] UGHC 81 (11 June 1991) Applications for Letters of Administration were returned due to non-compliance with statutory notice and publication requirements. Probate law – Letters of Administration – Compliance with statutory requirements – publishing notice – notice to Administrator-General.	11 June 1991
Silvano Adonga v Mrs Philomena Wilobo and Mr Omello Johnson (H/C Administration Cause- No. MG.11/89) [1991] UGHC 71 (7 June 1991) Application for letters of administration returned for failure to prove marriage, publish notice, and comply with Administrator‑General Act s.6. Succession law – Grant of letters of administration – Requirement to prove marriage where applicant claims to be widow – Publication of notice – Compliance with Administrator‑General’s Act s.6 (mandatory where applicant is not widow/widower) – Procedural prerequisites for registry processing.	7 June 1991
Uganda v Kirs Poline Opoka (Revision Order No. 10 of 1991) [1991] UGHC 73 (7 June 1991) Letters of Administration revoked for lack of magistrate jurisdiction and failure to meet statutory notice requirements. Administration of estates; jurisdictional limit for Magistrate Grade II under Decree 13/72; authority to act as District Registrar under Civil Procedure Rules; Administrator‑General's Act s.5 notice/consent requirement; revocation of improperly granted Letters of Administration.	7 June 1991
May 1991
Uganda v Olinga (Criminal Session 334 of 1989) [1991] UGHC 50 (17 May 1991) An acquittal entered before the prosecution closed its case is erroneous but not revisable under section 341(1)(b). Criminal procedure — withdrawal of charge under s.119(a) Magistrates Courts Act 1970 — acquittal under s.125 MCA 1970 requires closure of prosecution case — closure may be by offering no evidence — revisional jurisdiction barred by s.341(1)(b) Criminal Procedure Code.	17 May 1991
Charles Kilama v Uganda (Revision Order No. 30/91) [1991] UGHC 107 (3 May 1991) A magistrate may not acquit under section 125 before the prosecution closes; such premature acquittal is a nullity. Criminal law — Magistrates' Courts Act s.125 — acquittal only after close of prosecution case — premature acquittal a nullity — limitation under s.341(b) CrPC.	3 May 1991