[2005] UGHC 72
The court held that the requirement to state the place where an affidavit is sworn, as mandated by section 6 of the Oaths Act, is a matter of substance and not mere form. The omission of the place in the jurat of the affidavit is a fatal defect that cannot be cured by reference to the Commissioner's stamp or by...
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- Citation
- [2005] UGHC 72
- Parties
- Applicant: J. B. Magara; Respondent: Katehangwa
- Court
- High Court of Uganda
- Jurisdiction
- Uganda
- Case Number
- High Court Misc. Appl. No. 143 of 2000
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
- Outcome
- application struck out with costs
- Legal Topics
- Affidavit Defects, Preliminary Objection, Oaths and Affirmations
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
J. B. Magara
Applicant
Katehangwa
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether failure to state the place where the affidavit was sworn renders the affidavit and the application fatally defective.
- 2 Whether the omission is a matter of form or substance under Ugandan law.
Ratio Decidendi
The court held that the requirement to state the place where an affidavit is sworn, as mandated by section 6 of the Oaths Act, is a matter of substance and not mere form. The omission of the place in the jurat of the affidavit is a fatal defect that cannot be cured by reference to the Commissioner's stamp or by invoking the principle of substantive justice under Article 126(2)(e) of the Constitution. The affidavit, being pivotal to the application, renders the entire application incompetent. The court distinguished between defects of form, which may be overlooked or amended if no prejudice is caused, and defects of substance, which go to the root of the validity of the affidavit. The...
Court Disposition
application struck out with costs
Orders
- The application is struck out as incompetent.
- Costs awarded to the respondent.
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