Supreme Court of Uganda

Civil Procedure—revision jurisdiction—section 83 of Civil Procedure Act—no right of appeal lies from High Court's decision in revision—jurisdiction must be conferred by statute—Court of Appeal lacked jurisdiction—Supreme Court appeal incompetent—revision differs from original or appellate jurisdiction—orders of Court of Appeal and Supreme Court struck out.

Constitutional law—banking regulation—right to a fair hearing—administrative justice—revocation of banking license—right to property—ouster of court jurisdiction—Section 101 of the FIA—whether BOU's actions in closing National Bank of Commerce (NBC) were unconstitutional—failure to prove violation of constitutional rights—distinction between constitutional interpretation and enforcement—Constitutional Court jurisdiction confined to interpretation—appeal dismissed—no order as to costs

Civil procedure—injunction—stay of execution—Supreme Court jurisdiction under Rule 41(2)—failure to first apply to Court of Appeal not fatal—ECCMIS—right of appeal must be safeguarded—Regulation 13 of Mortgage Regulations not absolute—valuation & procedural compliance required—threat of execution risks rendering appeal nugatory—injunction granted for 4 months—costs to abide appeal outcome