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Jamada K. Luzinda v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Cause No. 64 of 2010)

High Court · [2012] UGHCCD 303 · 2012 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for judicial review seeking certiorari to quash dismissal from civil service and award of damages
Decision
Application dismissed with costs for undue delay and being time-barred

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High Court This decision
Jamada K. Luzinda v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Cause No. 64 of 2010) [2012] UGHCCD 303 (1 June 2012)
[2012] UGHCCD 303
Affirmed The decision below was upheld.
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“[2] As my sister, Tuhaise, JA, agrees this appeal is dismissed with costs.”
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Holding

Application for judicial review dismissed as time-barred. The applicant was dismissed in 1980, learned of the dismissal in 1984, but did not bring proceedings until 2010. The applicable limitation periods under both the Judicature Act and the Civil Procedure and Limitation Act had expired. Granting relief would cause substantial hardship to the respondent.

Outcome

Application dismissed with costs for undue delay and being time-barred

Facts

The applicant was employed in the civil service in 1965 and rose through various positions to Permanent Secretary in 1976. He was suspended in April 1979 and dismissed by letter dated 1 December 1980. He fled into exile in Kenya and returned in September 1984, when he learned of his dismissal. He wrote to the Permanent Secretary's Office and received confirmation of his dismissal dated 1 November 1984. The applicant did not challenge the dismissal until 2002, when he wrote to the Minister of Public Service. The Solicitor General pronounced the dismissal lawful in April 2010. The applicant then filed this judicial review application in 2010, thirty years after dismissal.

Issues

  1. Whether the application for judicial review was brought within the prescribed time limits.
  2. Whether the applicant's dismissal from the civil service in 1980 was in breach of the rules of natural justice.
  3. Whether the court should exercise its discretion to grant relief despite delay.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Judicial Review — Limitation Periods — Time Bar — Promptness Requirement
An application for judicial review must be made promptly and in any event within the prescribed limitation period. Under the Judicature (Judicial Review) Rules 2009, this period is three months from the date when the grounds of the application first arose, unless the court for good reason extends the time.
Administrative Law — Dismissal from Public Service — Contractual Relationship — Limitation
A relationship between a civil servant and the government is contractual in nature. Actions based on contract against the government are subject to the three-year limitation period under the Civil Procedure and Limitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act Cap 72 s.3(2).
Judicial Review — Discretion to Grant Relief — Delay — Substantial Hardship
In exercising discretion as to whether to grant judicial review relief, the court must consider whether there was unreasonable delay, whether the claimant acted promptly, whether granting relief would be detrimental to good administration, and whether it would cause substantial hardship to or substantially prejudice the rights of any person.

Legislation cited (12)

Cases cited (2)

  • Odinga & Others v Nairobi City Council [1990-1994] EA 482
  • Roland Browne v Public Service Commission (VAP 023 of 2010)

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Jamada K. Luzinda v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Cause No. 64 of 2010) [2012] UGHCCD 303 (1 June 2012)
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