Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has set a target of clearing 220 land cases in 11 special sessions across the country in the next 60 days. A statement issued by the Judiciary Principal Communications Officer, Solomon Muyita over the weekend, shows that the pilot session commences today. According …
Read More »High court issues interim order halting UGX 20 billion road project in Arua
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has issued an interim order stopping construction of School and Adroa roads under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development-USMID Program in Arua municipality. The two roads valued at Shillings 20 Billion measuring 2.8 kilometers were handed over to China Seventh Group Construction …
Read More »Court halts implementation of digital tax stamps
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Commercial Division in Kampala has issued a four-day interim order restraining Uganda Revenue Authority – URA from enforcing the digital tax stamps. The development comes after Muwema and Company Advocates, acting on behalf Sylvester Kamuli went to court challenging the implementation …
Read More »High Court orders for separate trials in Akena murder case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Criminal Division has ordered for two separate trials in the Kenneth Akena murder case. Justice Steven Mubiru of the High Court Criminal Division issued the order on Wednesday after one of the suspects Joseph Kanyamunyu did not appear in court due to …
Read More »High court orders for fresh LCI elections in Lungujja parish
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has overturned the election of Ali Kyambadde as the LCI Chairperson of Sendawula Zone, Lungujja Parish in Rubaga Division. Justice Lydia Mugambe of Civil Division on Monday ruled that the elections conducted in Sendawula Zone in July 2018 were disrupted by chaos, commotion …
Read More »Court dismisses interim application seeking to include prisoners in voting process
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has dismissed an interim application by City Lawyer, Steven Kalali seeking to compel Electoral Commission to include Ugandans in the diaspora and prison inmates in the voting process. The Deputy Registrar of the High Court Civil Division, Sarah Langa …
Read More »Court rejects EC’s request in prisoners voting case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has overruled an objection raised by the Electoral Commission in a case wanted an interim application seeking to have Ugandans in the Diaspora and prisoners allowed to participate in the voting process. On Wednesday, the lawyer for Electoral Commission Hamid Lugolobi asked …
Read More »People’s government petitions court to kick EC chairperson out of office
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The People’s Government has filed an application in the High Court seeking for orders to remove Electoral Commission chairperson Simon Byabakama from office. President Museveni appointed Byabakama in 2016 replacing Dr Badru Kiggundu. Addressing a press conference at their office at Katonga on Friday, …
Read More »Court of Appeal commences hearing criminal cases in Gulu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A criminal Court of Appeal session has commenced at the High Court in Gulu. The session that will run from November 25 to December 5, 2019, will handle 44 cases to be presided over by a panel of three judges; Justice Kenneth Kakuru, Justice …
Read More »High Court crimes division strives to solve case backlog by December 2020
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Head of the Crimes Division of the High court has said that case backlog will be no more by the end of next year. The criminal division that had more than 150,000 cases now has 922 cases waiting to be heard. The …
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