Kyagulanyi v Museveni & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 5 of 2021)

Supreme Court · [2021] UGSC 66 · 2021 Application Granted ✦ AI-generated summary ↓ Download

Jurisdiction

Uganda

Case Type

Application to withdraw a presidential election petition before the Supreme Court

Decision

Leave to withdraw granted; petition withdrawn, with reasons and costs reserved to a later ruling

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Holding

The Petitioner applied to withdraw Presidential Petition No. 1 of 2021. The Respondents raised no objection to the application. The Court granted leave to the Petitioner to withdraw as prayed, and the petition stood withdrawn. The Court directed that the reasons for allowing the withdrawal and the determination of the issue of costs would be contained in a separate Ruling to be delivered on notice.

Facts

The Petitioner, Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert, had filed Presidential Petition No. 1 of 2021 against the President-elect, the Electoral Commission and the Attorney General. By this Miscellaneous Application he sought leave to withdraw the petition. The Respondents indicated that they had no objection to the application for withdrawal.

Issues

Whether the Petitioner should be granted leave to withdraw the presidential election petition.

Orders

Leave granted to the Petitioner to withdraw the petition as prayed.
The petition stands withdrawn.
Reasons for allowing the withdrawal and the determination of costs to be contained in a Ruling to be delivered on notice.

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