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Supreme Court of Uganda

The Supreme Court of Uganda is the highest judicial organ in Uganda. It derives powers from Article 130 of the 1995 constitution. It is primarily an appellate court with original jurisdiction in only one type of case: a presidential election petition.

The Supreme Court is headed by the chief justice nd has ten other justices. The quorum required for a court decision varies depending on the type of case under consideration. When hearing a constitutional appeal, the required quorum is seven justices. In a criminal or a civil appeal, only five justices are required for a quorum.

 

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July 1989
Joseph Wakhata v Uganda [1989] UGSC 4 (26 July 1989)
Evidence Law|Evaluation of Evidence
 26 July 1989
W.W.Mpora & oers v Uganda [1989] UGSC 5 (26 July 1989)
Criminal law
 26 July 1989
American Express International Banking Corporation v Atulkina (Civil Application 8 of 1986) [1989] UGSC 8 (7 July 1989)

 

 7 July 1989
Hannington Wasswa Semukutu and Company v Onyango and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 12 of 1988) [1989] UGSC 6 (7 July 1989)

 

 7 July 1989
John Ruhiga v Elias Rugyera and Others (Civil Appeal 1 of 1988) [1989] UGSC 11 (7 July 1989)
Appellate court held no proved conditional agreement for cattle payments; removal from title for fraud requires proof of actual dishonesty.
* Land law – allocation and registration – documentary evidence (application, lease offer, certificate of title) may prevail over later oral assertions as to terms of inclusion on title. * Evidence – appellate review of credibility where documentary record conflicts with oral testimony; duty to rehear and weigh evidence but not to disregard trial judge’s advantage in demeanour. * Registration of Titles Act s.184 – rectification/removal of a registered proprietor’s name for fraud requires proof of actual dishonesty, not mere constructive or equitable fraud. * Pleading – fraud should normally be pleaded and particularised; failure to plead and prove fraud defeats rectification/ejectment relief.
 7 July 1989