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…The defect according to the Uganda High Court is curable by an application to the court under the provisions of the Constitution for directions.…

…I agree with the Attorney General that the appropriate forum for such an application is not the High Court but the review tribunal referred to in paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of section 83(2).…

…against the weight of evidence and the judge is satisfied the evidence is sufficient and that there is no material raising a reasonable doubt that the conviction was right, he may summarily dismiss the appeal” And in that application…

…considered the jurisdiction donated to it by section 84(1) of the old Constitution and arrived at the conclusion that the High Court while sitting as a constitutional Court has original jurisdiction to hear and determine an application…

…with respect to the same matter which is lawfully available, that person (or that other person) may apply to the High Court for redress. (2) The High Court shall have original jurisdiction – (a) to hear and determine an application…

…But the question cannot be determined by the application of any rigid rules. Each case must be considered according to its facts.…

…Sakina and her three children have led objections to Wamaitha’s application alleging that the deceased was in no mental condition to make condition to make a will. This cause is still pending. 10.…

…The law of Succession Act (Cap 160) provides a special procedure for application for grant of probate and for dealing with any challenges to such an application.…