(5) The administrative expenses of the judiciary, including all
salaries, allowances, gratuities and pensions payable to or in respect of
persons serving in the judiciary, shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund.
(6) The judiciary shall be self-accounting and may deal directly with
the Ministry responsible for finance in relation to its finances.
(7) The salary, allowances, privileges and retirement benefits and
other conditions of service of a judicial officer or other person exercising
judicial power shall not be varied to his or her disadvantage.
(8) The office of the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, Principal
Judge, a justice of the Supreme Court, a justice of Appeal or a judge of the
High Court shall not be abolished when there is a substantive holder of that
office.
The courts of judicature.
129. The courts of judicature.
(1) The judicial power of Uganda shall be exercised by the courts of
judicature which shall consist of—
(a) the Supreme Court of Uganda;
(b) the Court of Appeal of Uganda;
(c) the High Court of Uganda; and
(d) such subordinate courts as Parliament may by law establish,
including qadhis’ courts for marriage, divorce, inheritance of
property and guardianship, as may be prescribed by Parliament.
(2) The Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court of
Uganda shall be superior courts of record and shall each have all the powers
of such a court.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may
make provision for the jurisdiction and procedure of the courts.