Supreme Court adjourns parties’ petition
Nov 04, 2003
THE Supreme Court yesterday reluctantly adjourned the hearing of an appeal in which the Attorney General is challenging the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the Political Parties and Organisations Act (PPOA).
By Hillary Nsambu
THE Supreme Court yesterday reluctantly adjourned the hearing of an appeal in which the Attorney General is challenging the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the Political Parties and Organisations Act (PPOA).
“The hearing of this appeal is adjourned to November 10.
However, we are concerned about the way the Attorney General is conducting this constitutional matter, which needs to be heard and decided expeditiously,†the Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki, said.
Other judges were Arthur Oder, John Wilson Tsekooko, Alfred Karokora, Joseph Mulenga, George Kanyeihamba and Cosma Kato.
The appeal had been fixed for hearing on Monday, but it was shifted to yesterday, because the Principal State Attorney, Joseph Matsiko, who is conducting it, had a very sick wife to attend to.
Yesterday, Matsiko requested for a week’s adjournment to prepare his submissions.
Peter Walubiri, Kiyemba-Mutale, John Matovu and Yusuf Nsibambi, the lawyers representing Dr James Rwanyarare and nine other multipartyists, said although they were ready to proceed, they had left it to their discretion.
The Attorney General is challenging the Constitutional Court’s ruling on November 5, 2002, in which it ruled that the constitutional petition by the multipartyists was filed in court on time.
The AG is also challenging the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the petitioners and the public knew the PPOA on the day it was published in the Uganda Gazette and not on the day the President assented to the Bill.
THE Supreme Court yesterday reluctantly adjourned the hearing of an appeal in which the Attorney General is challenging the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the Political Parties and Organisations Act (PPOA).
“The hearing of this appeal is adjourned to November 10.
However, we are concerned about the way the Attorney General is conducting this constitutional matter, which needs to be heard and decided expeditiously,†the Chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki, said.
Other judges were Arthur Oder, John Wilson Tsekooko, Alfred Karokora, Joseph Mulenga, George Kanyeihamba and Cosma Kato.
The appeal had been fixed for hearing on Monday, but it was shifted to yesterday, because the Principal State Attorney, Joseph Matsiko, who is conducting it, had a very sick wife to attend to.
Yesterday, Matsiko requested for a week’s adjournment to prepare his submissions.
Peter Walubiri, Kiyemba-Mutale, John Matovu and Yusuf Nsibambi, the lawyers representing Dr James Rwanyarare and nine other multipartyists, said although they were ready to proceed, they had left it to their discretion.
The Attorney General is challenging the Constitutional Court’s ruling on November 5, 2002, in which it ruled that the constitutional petition by the multipartyists was filed in court on time.
The AG is also challenging the Constitutional Court’s ruling that the petitioners and the public knew the PPOA on the day it was published in the Uganda Gazette and not on the day the President assented to the Bill.