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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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Plot M105, Kinawataka Road, Mbuya 1, Kampala, Uganda
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http://www.judiciary.go.ug/data/smenu/7/Supreme
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August 2002
Kampala District Land Board and Another v Babweyaka and Others (CIVIL APPEAL No . 16 OF 2OO2) [2002] UGSC 50 (6 August 2002)
Failure to hear oral evidence rendered the trial a mistrial; matter remitted for retrial and lower decisions set aside.
  • Civil procedure — mistrial — failure to hear oral evidence after scheduling conference; retrial ordered. Land law — bona fide occupancy and customary ownership claims require adequate evidence
  • Appeal — Court of Appeal should not decide merits where trial procedure was fundamentally defective
6 August 2002