[2025] UGCA 174

[2025] UGCA 174

The Court of Appeal found that the respondent was served with prior notices in March and May 2012, which detailed the grounds for relocation and provided ample opportunity to respond or seek audience with the appellant. The respondent ignored these notices and did not utilize the statutory remedy of appealing to the...

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Citation
[2025] UGCA 174
Parties
Appellant: Kampala Capital City Authority; Respondent: Ssebiiwufu Muhammed
Court
Court of Appeal of Uganda
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Number
Civil Appeal No. 69 of 2014
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal_allowed
Judges
Asa Mugenyi, JA/ JCC, Musa Ssekaana, JA/JCC, Stella Alibateese, JA/JCC
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Fair Hearing, Enforcement Notice, Natural Justice, Administrative Decisions
Source Language
en
Administrative Law Civil Procedure Judicial Review Fair Hearing Enforcement Notice Natural Justice Administrative Decisions

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Parties

Kampala Capital City Authority

Appellant

Ssebiiwufu Muhammed

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the respondent was accorded a fair hearing before the issuance of the final enforcement notice ordering relocation of his business.
  2. 2 Whether the trial judge erred in law and fact in finding the enforcement notice illegal for lack of fair hearing.
  3. 3 Whether the respondent exhausted statutory remedies before seeking judicial review.

Ratio Decidendi

The Court of Appeal found that the respondent was served with prior notices in March and May 2012, which detailed the grounds for relocation and provided ample opportunity to respond or seek audience with the appellant. The respondent ignored these notices and did not utilize the statutory remedy of appealing to the higher physical planning committee under Section 46(4) of the Physical Planning Act, 2010. The court held that the essential elements of due process—notice and opportunity to be heard—were satisfied, and the respondent's failure to act on these notices negated his claim of being denied a fair hearing. Judicial review was not appropriate as the respondent had not exhausted the...

Court Disposition

appeal_allowed

Orders

  • The appeal is allowed with costs to the appellant in this Court and in the Court below.
  • Ground 2 of the appeal is struck off for non-compliance with Rule 86(1) of the Court of Appeal Rules.