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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 2004
Attorney General v Paul Kawanga Semwogerere and Ors [2004] UGSC 21 (30 June 2004)
30 June 2004
Begumisa and others v Tibebaga (Civil Appeal 17 of 2003) [2004] UGSC 46 (22 June 2004)
A first appellate court must re-appraise evidence; certificate of title did not relate to the disputed land and respondent failed to prove ownership.
Land law – title under Registration of Titles Act – certificate of title conclusive as to particulars set out but court must establish nexus between those particulars and the land in dispute; appellate procedure – first appellate court's duty to re-appraise evidence; evidence – admissibility and weight of additional evidence taken by a commissioner; res judicata – earlier judgment binding as to parcels previously adjudicated.
 22 June 2004
Erisafani Muddumba v Wilberforce Kuluse (Civil Appeal 9 of 2002) [2004] UGSC 19 (22 June 2004)

 

 22 June 2004
Fr. Narsensio Begumisa and Ors v Eric Tibebaga (Civil Appeal 17 of 2002) [2004] UGSC 18 (22 June 2004)

 

 22 June 2004
Muddumba v Kuluse (Civil Appeal 9 of 2002) [2004] UGSC 45 (22 June 2004)
Second appellate court will not overturn concurrent factual findings absent special circumstances; limitation defence not established.
Land law – possession of kibanja – limitation periods – appellate review of factual findings – role and limits of first and second appellate courts – procedural irregularity in ordering retrial/new suit.
 22 June 2004
Vimila Thakkar v Lalita Minilal Raja and Ors [2004] UGSC 20 (22 June 2004)
Where both parties acted unreasonably over revised ground rent, neither is entitled to costs; each party to bear its own costs.
Civil procedure – costs after settlement; landlord-tenant – disputed ground rent following statutory reassessment; conduct of parties and award of costs; equitable principle of 'clean hands' and appropriateness of costs orders where both parties contributed to litigation.
 22 June 2004
Gabula David v Uganda [2004] UGSC 17 (18 June 2004)
Circumstantial evidence, admissions and flight established malice aforethought despite inconclusive medical causation; custody statement required trial within a trial.
* Criminal law – murder – malice aforethought may be inferred from actus reus and attendant circumstances where nexus to death is established. * Evidence – circumstantial evidence, admissions and flight as proof of intent. * Evidence – extra‑judicial statements recorded in police custody require a trial within a trial to determine voluntariness before admission.
 18 June 2004