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War Child Canada v Siriba Moses T/A Siriba Business Center (Miscellaneous Application 67 of 2024)

High Court · [2026] UGHC 290 · 2026 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal against a High Court decision in a civil revision matter
Decision
Application dismissed; Respondent may proceed with execution of the underlying judgment

Observed later treatment

Cited — treatment unverified cited in 5 (treatment unverified) Sequitur — Uganda’s citator · Derived from citing cases in the Wakilii corpus — not an assertion that this case is good law.

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No adverse treatment recorded Cited 5 times with no adverse treatment recorded; not yet tested on the merits. Citations rising — 5 citing cases on record, 5 in the most recent three data years. Derived from citing cases in the Wakilii corpus — a deterministic signal, not legal advice.

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Holding

The High Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal against a decision made in a civil revision matter. The court held that no appeal lies against a High Court decision made in exercise of its supervisory and revisionary powers under sections 17 and 83 of the Judicature Act and Civil Procedure Act respectively, as opposed to decisions made in exercise of original jurisdiction. An appeal is a creature of statute and must be explicitly provided for. Section 83 of the Civil Procedure Act does not provide for appeals against revision decisions, making such decisions final.

Outcome

Application dismissed; Respondent may proceed with execution of the underlying judgment

Facts

War Child Canada filed Civil Revision No. 0003 of 2023 challenging a Grade 1 Magistrate's decision in Civil Suit No. 0006 of 2022. The High Court dismissed the revision application on 26 June 2024. War Child Canada then filed Miscellaneous Application No. 67 of 2024 seeking leave to appeal the High Court's revision decision to the Court of Appeal. The Applicant argued that the trial judge erred in calculating the pecuniary jurisdiction of the Grade 1 Magistrate by excluding the contract sum of UGX 17,650,000 and considering only the damages awards. The Respondent opposed the application, arguing that the trial judge correctly found the magistrate's award of UGX 3,000,000 was within jurisdiction and that the advocate who deposed the supporting affidavit lacked authority.

Issues

  1. Whether the Applicant should be granted leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal against a High Court decision made in exercise of its revisionary jurisdiction.
  2. What remedies are available to the parties.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the Respondent.
  • Respondent at liberty to commence execution proceedings and enjoy the fruits of his judgment in Civil Suit No. 0006 of 2022.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Appeals — Right of Appeal — Distinction Between Original and Revisionary Jurisdiction
An appeal to the Court of Appeal lies as of right only against decisions of the High Court made in exercise of its original jurisdiction, not against decisions made in exercise of supervisory or revisionary powers under sections 17 and 83 of the Judicature Act and Civil Procedure Act.
Civil Procedure — Revision — Nature of Revisionary Jurisdiction — No Right of Appeal
Revision is a mechanism through which the High Court exercises supervisory powers over Magistrates' courts. Section 83 of the Civil Procedure Act does not provide for an appeal against a revision decision, making such decisions final.
Statutory Interpretation — Appeals — Appeal as Creature of Statute
An appeal is a creature of statute and the right to prefer an appeal, whether as of right or with leave, must be explicitly stated in statute. There is no such thing as inherent appellate jurisdiction.
Administrative Law — Supervisory Jurisdiction — Distinction from Original Jurisdiction
The exercise of original jurisdiction refers to a court's power to hear and determine a case for the first time as the primary decision-maker. Revisionary jurisdiction involves a higher court reviewing a decision already made by a lower court and is fundamentally different from original jurisdiction. The exercise of revision jurisdiction is ancillary or consequential upon the exercise of original jurisdiction of a subordinate court.

Legislation cited (12)

Cases cited (3)

  • Attorney General v Shah (No. 4) [1971] 1 EA 50
  • Baku Raphael Obudra v Attorney General (Constitutional Appeal No. 1 of 2005)
  • Faustine Ntambara v Benon Subujisho (Supreme Court Appeal No. 08 of 2021)

Cases citing this judgment (5)

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War Child Canada v Siriba Moses T_A Siriba Business Center (Miscellaneous Application 67 of 2024) [2026] UGHC 290 (30 March 2026)
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