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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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June 1992
Departed Asians Property Custodian Board v Isa Bukenya t/a New Mars Wear House [1992] UGSC 2 (30 June 1992)
Consent hearing date and counsel's forgetfulness do not constitute sufficient cause to set aside an ex parte decree.
Civil procedure — setting aside ex parte decree — Order 9 Rule 24 — summons service vs 'sufficient cause' for non-appearance — consent hearing dates and requirement for judicial reasons
 30 June 1992
Lubega v Barclays Bank (U) Limited (Civil Appeal 2 of 1992) [1992] UGSC 23 (30 June 1992)
30 June 1992
Matendegyere & Ors v Y. Kasikura & Ors [1992] UGSC 4 (30 June 1992)
Whether section 74 permits an appeal to the Supreme Court from a High Court appellate decree (third appeal) and whether Sanga v. Baya restricts that jurisdiction.
Civil procedure – Appeals – Scope of section 74 Civil Procedure Act – Whether third appeals to the Supreme Court lie – Interpretation of marginal notes and relevance of Sanga v
Baya – Jurisdictional objection overruled
 30 June 1992
Musoke v Departed Asian's Property Custodian Board & Another (Civil Appeal 1 of 1992) [1992] UGSC 24 (30 June 1992)
30 June 1992
Musoke v Musuga and Another (Civil Appeal No. 1 of 1992) [1992] UGSC 34 (30 June 1992)
Court held conversion damages assessed at date of conversion; adjusted order on costs due to procedural errors.
Tort – Conversion – Measure of damages – Valuation date in conversion cases – Liability of joint defendants – Assessment of costs
 30 June 1992
Shiv Construction Co.Limited V Endesha Enterprises Limited (Civil Application 15 of 1992) [1992] UGSC 26 (25 June 1992)
25 June 1992
Haji Musa Sebirumbi v Uganda [1992] UGSC 7 (22 June 1992)
Whether a trial judge must call an essential witness under s.37 and how contradictions and alibi affect conviction safety.
Criminal procedure — Section 37 Trial on Indictments Decree — duty to call essential witness; Alibi — burden remains on prosecution to disprove; Evidence — assessing contradictions, credibility and possible motive/grudge; Judicial conduct — adequacy and bias in summing-up to assessors
 22 June 1992