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.

Physical address

8 Upper Kololo Terrace, Kampala, Uganda

Visit website

http://www.judiciary.go.ug/data/smenu/7/Supreme

Supreme Court of Uganda

850 documents

All years

Title	Date
May 2010
Sitenda Sebalu v Sam KNjuba & Anor (Election Petition Appeal No. 6 of 2009) [2010] UGSC 18 (14 May 2010)	14 May 2010
April 2010
muhwezi Alex & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 21 of 2005) [2010] UGSC 12 (13 April 2010)	13 April 2010
March 2010
Bakaluba Peter Mukasa v Namboze Betty Bakireke (Election Petition Appeal No. 4 of 2009) [2010] UGSC 1 (31 March 2010)	31 March 2010
Lukyamuzi v Attorney General, Electoral Commission (Constitutional Appeal No. 2 of 2007) [2010] UGSC 52 (31 March 2010)	31 March 2010
Mifumi (U) Ltd & 12 Ors v Attorney General, Kenneth Kakuru (Constitutional Petition No. 12 of 2007) [2010] UGSC 2 (26 March 2010)	26 March 2010
February 2010
Sabwe Abdu vUganda (Criminal Appeal No. 19 of 2007) [2010] UGSC 15 (3 February 2010)	3 February 2010
January 2010
Bahimbise v Rwabinumi (Civil Application No. Reference 4 of 2009) [2010] UGSC 26 (28 January 2010)	28 January 2010
Nakisige Kyazike v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 15 of 2009) [2010] UGSC 22 (25 January 2010)	25 January 2010
December 2009
Mukwaya Manasse v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 7 of 1994) [2009] UGSC 12 (21 December 2009)	21 December 2009
October 2009
Katumba v Kenya Airways Ltd (Civil Appeal No. 9 of 2008) [2009] UGSC 16 (13 October 2009)	13 October 2009
Hwan Sung Industries Ltd v Tajdin Hussein & 2 Ors (2) (Civil Appeal No. 8 of 8) [2009] UGSC 17 (6 October 2009)	6 October 2009
September 2009
Cranmer SSajjabi Imaka & Anor v Kawune Wakhooli & 2 Ors (Constitutional Petition No. 11 of 2008) [2009] UGSC 5 (17 September 2009)	17 September 2009
Horizon Coaches Ltd v Edward Rurangaranga & Anor (1) (Civil Application No. 18 of 2009) [2009] UGSC 7 (10 September 2009)	10 September 2009
August 2009
Julius Rwabinumi v Hope Bahimbisomwe (Civil Application No. 14 of 2009) [2009] UGSC 8 (5 August 2009)	5 August 2009
Rurangaranga & Anor v Horizone courches (Civil Application No. 21 of 2008) [2009] UGSC 30 (5 August 2009)	5 August 2009
July 2009
Sitenda Sebalu v Hon Sam K Njuba & Anor (Civil Application No. 12 of 2009) [2009] UGSC 9 (29 July 2009)	29 July 2009
Florah Ramarungu v DFCU Leasing Co Ltd (Civil Application No. 11 of 2009) [2009] UGSC 10 (8 July 2009)	8 July 2009
June 2009
In Re: Michael (An Infant) (HCT-00-FD-FC 72 of 2009) [2009] UGSC 40 (24 June 2009)	24 June 2009
February 2009
Uganda v Ntunda (HCT-04-CR-SC 107 of 2008) [2009] UGSC 220 (19 February 2009)	19 February 2009
Uganda Law Society & Anor v The Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 2 of 2002) [2009] UGSC 1 (4 February 2009)	4 February 2009
January 2009
Fredrick Kato v Ann Njoki (HCT-00-FD-DC 10 of 2007) [2009] UGSC 23 (28 January 2009)	28 January 2009
Attorney General v Senkali George & 45006 Ors (Civil Appeal No. 2 of 2006) [2009] UGSC 31 (21 January 2009)	21 January 2009
Attorney General v Susan Kigula & 417 Ors (Constitutional Appeal No. 3 of 2006) [2009] UGSC 6 (21 January 2009)	21 January 2009
Gapco (U) Ltd v AS Ali Transporters (U) Ltd (Civil Appeal No. 7 of 2007) [2009] UGSC 4 (20 January 2009)	20 January 2009
George Tuhirirwe v Carolina Rwamuhanda (Civil Appeal No. 15 of 2007) [2009] UGSC 75 (20 January 2009)	20 January 2009
Iterura v Muguta (Civil Appeal No. 5 of 2006) [2009] UGSC 14 (7 January 2009)	7 January 2009
December 2008
Bank of Uganda v Betty Tinkamanyire (Civil Appeal No. 12 of 2007) [2008] UGSC 21 (16 December 2008)	16 December 2008
November 2008
JOY KABATSI KAFURA v ANIFA KAWOOYA BANGIRANA & Anor (Election Petition Appeal No. 25 of 2007) [2008] UGSC 16 (11 November 2008)	11 November 2008
Joy Kabatsi v Anifa Kawooya and Anor (Election Petition Appeal No. 25 of 2007) [2008] UGSC 123 (11 November 2008)	11 November 2008
October 2008
FLKaderbhai & Anor v Shamsherali Zaver Virji & Ors (1) (Civil Application No. 20 of 2008) [2008] UGSC 20 (17 October 2008)	17 October 2008
Susan Kigula Sserembe & Anor v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 1 of 2004) [2008] UGSC 15 (15 October 2008)	15 October 2008
September 2008
Hwan Sung Industries Ltd v Tajdin Hussein & Ors (1) (Civil Application No. 19 of 2008) [2008] UGSC 17 (19 September 2008)	19 September 2008
Fred Badda & Anor v Mayanda Mutebi (Election Petition Appeal No. 21 of 2007) [2008] UGSC 18 (11 September 2008)	11 September 2008
July 2008
G Afaro v Uganda Breweries Ltd (Civil Application No. 12 of 2008) [2008] UGSC 11 (22 July 2008)	22 July 2008
May 2008
Kakooza John Baptist v Electoral Commission and Anor (Election Petition Appeal No. 11 of 2007) [2008] UGSC 8 (22 May 2008)	22 May 2008
Sitenda Sebalu v Sam Njuba and Anor (Election Petition Appeal No. 26 of 2007) [2008] UGSC 7 (22 May 2008)	22 May 2008
March 2008
Gole Nicholas Davis v Loi Kageni Kiryapawo (Election Petition Appeal No. 19 of 2007) [2008] UGSC 5 (6 March 2008)	6 March 2008
Mukasa Anthony Harris v Dr Bayiga Michael Philip Lulume (Election Petition Appeal No. 18 of 2007) [2008] UGSC 6 (6 March 2008)	6 March 2008
Soon Yeon Kong Kim & Anor v Attorney General (Constitutional Reference No. 6 of 2007) [2008] UGSC 72 (6 March 2008)	6 March 2008
February 2008
Iddi Kisiki Lubyayi v Ssewankambo Musa Kamulegeya (Civil Application No. 5 of 2008) [2008] UGSC 22 (26 February 2008)	26 February 2008
January 2008
Orient Bank Ltd v Zaabwe and Anor (Civil Application No. 17 of 2007) [2008] UGSC 54 (22 January 2008)	22 January 2008
November 2007
Mugeni v Siryoyi (Election Petition Appeal No. 5 of 2007) [2007] UGSC 4 (19 November 2007)	19 November 2007
October 2007
Non-Performing Assets Recovery Trust v Sr Nkabula & Sons Ltd (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 34 of 2005) [2007] UGSC 23 (18 October 2007)	18 October 2007
Olwol v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 19 of 2005) [2007] UGSC 9 (16 October 2007)	16 October 2007
September 2007
Apolo Hotel Corporation Ltd v Geoffrey Oryema and Ors (Civil Appeal No. 12 of 2006) [2007] UGSC 68 (21 September 2007)	21 September 2007
Geoffrey Gatete and Anor v William Kyobe (Civil Appeal No. 7 of 2005) [2007] UGSC 7 (21 September 2007)	21 September 2007
Immelda Nassanga v Stanbic Bank and Anor (Civil Appeal No. 10 of 2005) [2007] UGSC 8 (21 September 2007)	21 September 2007
July 2007
Eladam Enterprises Ltd v Societe Generale De Surveillance and 2 Ors (Civil Appeal No. 5 of 2005) [2007] UGSC 20 (10 July 2007)	10 July 2007
Fredrick Jk Zaabwe v Orient Bank Ltd and 5 Ors (Civil Appeal No. 4 of 2006) [2007] UGSC 21 (10 July 2007)	10 July 2007
Idah Iterura v Joyce Muguta (Civil Application No. 2 of 2006) [2007] UGSC 18 (5 July 2007)	5 July 2007