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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Citation	Judgment date
October 2020
Lubega v Ssinabulya & 2 Ors (Civil Appeal 4 of 2019) [2020] UGSC 34 (8 October 2020)	8 October 2020
Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd v Asiimwe (Civil Appeal 18 of 2018) [2020] UGSC 37 (8 October 2020)	8 October 2020
Kizito Kanonya & 7 Ors v Kazito [2020] UGSC 32 (7 October 2020)	7 October 2020
Osman Kassim Ramathan v Century Bottling Company Ltd (Civil Application 34 of 2019) [2020] UGSC 35 (7 October 2020)	7 October 2020
Nsabimana v Uganda [2020] UGSC 33 (6 October 2020)	6 October 2020
Tebajanga & Ors v Gukina [2020] UGSC 36 (5 October 2020)	5 October 2020
September 2020
Uganda Peoples Congress & Another v Kakonge (Civil Application 22 of 2020) [2020] UGSC 46 (30 September 2020)	30 September 2020
Buwule v Mugyenyi (Civil Application 36 of 2019) [2020] UGSC 30 (28 September 2020)	28 September 2020
Dr. Musiime & 3 Others v Pearl Advocates and Solicitors (Civil Appeal 11 of 2016) [2020] UGSC 29 (24 September 2020)	24 September 2020
Semakula Musoke & Another v Nabamba & 2 Others [2020] UGSC 28 (24 September 2020)	24 September 2020
Byaruhanga v Fr. Ruvugwaho & Anor [2020] UGSC 31 (10 September 2020)	10 September 2020
Byaruhanga v Ruvugwaho & Another (Civil Appeal 9 of 2014) [2020] UGSC 53 (10 September 2020)	10 September 2020
Byaruhanga v Ruvugwaho & Another (Civil Appeal No. 09 of 2014) [2020] UGSC 2088 (10 September 2020) Section 272 does not permit a jointly-appointed executor to convey registered land alone; joint concurrence under s.134 is required. * Succession Act (s.272) – powers of several executors/administrators – scope and limits when grant obtained jointly. * Registration of Titles Act (s.134) – requirement that joint executors/administrators join and concur in instruments affecting registered land. * Conveyancing – effect of singular registration of an executor as proprietor and validity of transfers executed without co-executors' concurrence. * Interaction of succession law and land registration – joint representation requires joint action in registered land transactions.	10 September 2020
Kajura v Uganda Revenue Authority (Civil Application 26 of 2018) [2020] UGSC 26 (10 September 2020)	10 September 2020
Uganda Baati v Mubangizi Julius (Civil Application 7 of 2020) [2020] UGSC 25 (10 September 2020)	10 September 2020
Nashimolo Paul Kibolo v Uganda [2020] UGSC 24 (9 September 2020)	9 September 2020
August 2020
Kidega Joseph & Another v Uganda [2020] UGSC 27 (26 August 2020)	26 August 2020
Bwarenga Adonia v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 45 of 2016) [2020] UGSC 23 (7 August 2020)	7 August 2020
July 2020
Kigoye Francis v Uganda [2020] UGSC 22 (24 July 2020)	24 July 2020
Kigoye v Uganda [2020] UGSC 20 (24 July 2020)	24 July 2020
Sophatia & 3 Others v Nangobi & 2 Others (Civil Application 42 of 2019) [2020] UGSC 17 (24 July 2020)	24 July 2020
Sumbu Jean Louis v Uganda [2020] UGSC 15 (10 July 2020)	10 July 2020
Matsiko Edward v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 33 of 2016) [2020] UGSC 16 (3 July 2020)	3 July 2020
June 2020
Kato Bumali v Uganda [2020] UGSC 14 (26 June 2020)	26 June 2020
Mabirizi v Kabaka of Buganda (Civil Application 28 of 2019) [2020] UGSC 9 (18 June 2020)	18 June 2020
Kizito v Nsubuga and 6 Others (Civil Application 28 of 2021) [2020] UGSC 61 (16 June 2020)	16 June 2020
Uganda Taxi Operators & Drivers Association v Uganda Revenue Authority (Taxation Civil Reference 25 of 2017) [2020] UGSC 13 (10 June 2020)	10 June 2020
Attorney General v Kwizera & Electoral Commission v Kwizera (Constitutional Application 1 of 2020; Constitutional Application 3 of 2020) [2020] UGSC 8 (4 June 2020)	4 June 2020
Katayira v Bugembe (Civil Application 22 of 2016) [2020] UGSC 11 (1 June 2020)	1 June 2020
Katayira v Bugembe (Civil Reference 9 of 2017) [2020] UGSC 10 (1 June 2020)	1 June 2020
Otim v Uganda (Criminal Application 14 of 2018) [2020] UGSC 60 (1 June 2020)	1 June 2020
May 2020
Bireete Sarah v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 8 of 2016) [2020] UGSC 3 (8 May 2020) Appeal allowed: conviction quashed where prosecution failed to prove appellant accessed or possessed the embezzled funds. Criminal law – embezzlement (Anti‑Corruption Act s.19) – essential ingredients — access/possession of funds; burden of proof — prosecution’s duty throughout; indictment particulars versus statutory citation; leave to raise new grounds on second appeal; currency conversion of proceeds not prejudicial.	8 May 2020
Kyabire Patrick & 3 Others v Uganda [2020] UGSC 5 (8 May 2020)	8 May 2020
Otim v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 6 of 2016) [2020] UGSC 54 (8 May 2020) Whether age or mitigating factors justify interference with confirmed death sentences when appellate courts find conflicting evidence or overwhelming aggravation. Criminal law – Sentence review – Appellate interference with death sentence – limits of interference: illegality, wrong principle, failure to consider material factors or manifest excess; Children Act – proof of age and juvenility where age is raised on appeal; Mitigation – weight of mitigating factors (mob action, first offender, youth, reformation) versus aggravating circumstances in ‘rarest of the rare’ cases.	8 May 2020
Sowedi Serinyina v Uganda [2020] UGSC 6 (8 May 2020)	8 May 2020
Wandubire Clement v Uganda [2020] UGSC 7 (8 May 2020)	8 May 2020
Mabikke v Law Development Centre (Misc Civil Application 14 of 2015) [2020] UGSC 4 (7 May 2020) Stay refused where applicant voluntarily participated in subsequent inquiry, rendering the appeal unlikely and relief overtaken by events. Civil procedure – Stay of execution – prerequisites: prima facie case/likelihood of success, irreparable harm, balance of convenience, absence of delay; Administrative law – challenge to institutional investigatory committee procedures; Evidence – subsequent committee proceedings not before lower courts; Abandonment/overtaken-by-events – voluntary participation in investigatory process bars stay.	7 May 2020
March 2020
Bamutura v Uganda [2020] UGSC 2 (19 March 2020)	19 March 2020
Osman Kassim Ramathan v Century Bottling Company Ltd (Civil Application 35 of 2019) [2020] UGSC 12 (13 March 2020)	13 March 2020
Muhanguzi Kashaka v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 18 of 2019) [2020] UGSC 62 (4 March 2020)	4 March 2020
January 2020
Micheal Mabikke v Law Development Centre (Miscellaneous Application 16 of 2015) [2020] UGSC 1 (9 January 2020)	9 January 2020
December 2019
Kigayaaza v Kakooza & Another (Miscellaneous Application 12 of 2019) [2019] UGSC 83 (12 December 2019)	12 December 2019
Maliro Abasi alias Mabale v Uganda [2019] UGSC 67 (10 December 2019)	10 December 2019
Sophatia & 3 Others v Nangobi & 2 Others (Civil Appeal 6 of 2018) [2019] UGSC 92 (10 December 2019)	10 December 2019
Bashasha Sharif v Uganda [2019] UGSC 65 (5 December 2019)	5 December 2019
Latif Buulo v Uganda [2019] UGSC 68 (5 December 2019)	5 December 2019
Okello Afreda & 2 Others v Uganda [2019] UGSC 64 (5 December 2019)	5 December 2019
Wanyanga Eremiya v Uganda [2019] UGSC 66 (5 December 2019)	5 December 2019
Attorney General v Bumero Estates Limited (Civil Application 25 of 2019) [2019] UGSC 72 (3 December 2019)	3 December 2019
November 2019
Jamwa v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 2 of 2017) [2019] UGSC 79 (29 November 2019)	29 November 2019