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Civil procedure

Projestus Rutinwa Bendabenda v Julius Byarwango

The High Court set aside the lower courts’ decisions after finding the primary court proceedings were a nullity because some defendants were not properly heard.

  • Time limitation
  • Right to be heard
  • Service of summons
  • Ex parte proceedings
  • Retrial
  • Admission of documentary evidence
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Criminal law JUDGMENT Romana P

JUDGMENT Romana P

The second, third, and fourth respondents were not afforded the right to be heard at trial, violating the principle of natural justice and rendering the trial court's proceedings and judgment a nullity; the first appellate court was correct in quashing the proceedings and judgment.

  • Right to be heard
  • Disobedience of lawful orders
  • Natural justice
  • Fair trial
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Land law Salaudin Judgement

Salaudin Judgement

The Registrar's notice of rectification failed to assign reasons for alleged fraud, depriving the appellant of the right to be heard and violating constitutional property rights. Rectification cannot proceed without procedural fairness.

  • Rectification of land register
  • Right to be heard
  • Fraud in land registration
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Land law JUDGMENT BEATHA MWAMPAMBA

JUDGMENT BEATHA MWAMPAMBA

High Court allowed a land appeal, holding that a partly heard case should not have been dismissed for want of prosecution after the appellant refused to continue.

  • Right to be heard
  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Recusal of tribunal chairman
  • Court record accuracy
  • Land-law
  • Civil-procedure
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Probate LADHA JUDGMENT

LADHA JUDGMENT

The High Court set aside probate proceedings because the appellants were denied the chance to adduce evidence in a revocation application, making the closure a nullity.

  • Revocation of administrator
  • Right to be heard
  • Nullity of proceedings
  • Probate administration
  • Probate-administration
  • Revocation-of-administrator
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Criminal law JONAS BAHATI

JONAS BAHATI

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, holding that a primary court case was wrongly dismissed after the complainant missed court only once.

  • Dismissal for non-appearance
  • Right to be heard
  • Judicial discretion
  • Restoration of criminal case
  • Dismissal-for-non-appearance
  • Right-to-be-heard
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Civil procedure YUDA Ruling

YUDA Ruling

The High Court set aside a district court order rejecting a restoration application as wrongly filed, holding the applicant was entitled to be heard.

  • Restoration of suit
  • Right to be heard
  • Jurisdiction
  • Natural justice
  • Civil-procedure
  • Restoration-of-suit
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