The Supreme Court of Uganda has ordered the Bank of Uganda (BoU) to pay businessman Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia and his company Meera Investments Limited a total of Shs 1 billion in legal costs, marking another major milestone in the long-running Crane Bank saga.
A panel of three justices led by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo, together with Justices Elizabeth Musoke and Stephen Musota, delivered the ruling on October 17, 2025.
The decision came after Sudhir and Meera appealed an earlier ruling that had drastically reduced their legal fees from Shs 45.8 billion to Shs 500 million.
In the new judgment, the Supreme Court upheld most of Justice Mike Chibita’s earlier decision but clarified that Sudhir Ruparelia and Meera Investments are separate legal entities, each entitled to Shs 500 million. This brings the total payout by the Bank of Uganda to Shs 1 billion.
The Supreme Court of Uganda has ordered the Bank of Uganda (BoU) to pay businessman Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia and his company Meera Investments Limited a total of Shs 1 billion in legal costs, marking another major milestone in the long-running Crane Bank saga.
A panel of three justices led by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo, together with Justices Elizabeth Musoke and Stephen Musota, delivered the ruling on October 17, 2025. The decision came after Sudhir and Meera appealed an earlier ruling that had drastically reduced their legal fees from Shs 45.8 billion to Shs 500 million.
In the new judgment, the Supreme Court upheld most of Justice Mike Chibita’s earlier decision but clarified that Sudhir Ruparelia and Meera Investments are separate legal entities, each entitled to Shs 500 million. This brings the total payout by the Bank of Uganda to Shs 1 billion.
The Supreme Court of Uganda has ordered the Bank of Uganda (BoU) to pay businessman Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia and his company Meera Investments Limited a total of Shs 1 billion in legal costs, marking another major milestone in the long-running Crane Bank saga.
A panel of three justices led by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo, together with Justices Elizabeth Musoke and Stephen Musota, delivered the ruling on October 17, 2025. The decision came after Sudhir and Meera appealed an earlier ruling that had drastically reduced their legal fees from Shs 45.8 billion to Shs 500 million.
In the new judgment, the Supreme Court upheld most of Justice Mike Chibita’s earlier decision but clarified that Sudhir Ruparelia and Meera Investments are separate legal entities, each entitled to Shs 500 million. This brings the total payout by the Bank of Uganda to Shs 1 billion.
