Uganda Case Law

Nalwanga Lwanga and 5 Others v Administrator of the estate of late (Muwanga yoweri kaddu) and 2 Others (Misc Cause No. 80 of 2022)

Nalwanga Lwanga and 5 Others v Administrator of the estate of late (Muwanga yoweri kaddu) and 2 Others (Misc Cause No. 80 of 2022) [2022] UGHCLD 225 (1 December 2022)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Misc Cause No. 80 of 2022

Judge

Nkonge, J

The High Court granted a representative order allowing the applicants to notify and sue on behalf of interested clan members over disputed ancestral land.

• Representative Suits
• Ancestral Land Rights
• Service Of Notice
• Estate Beneficiaries
• Representative-suits
• Land-disputes

Kyomuhendo and Another v Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda (Application No.16 of 2020)

Kyomuhendo and Another v Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda (Application No.16 of 2020) [2021] EACJ 10 (25 November 2021) (First Instance Division)

Court

East African Court of Justice

Case number

Application No.16 of 2020

Judge

Masara PJ, Muhumuza J, Ngiye DPJ, Nyachae J, Wejuli J

The Court held that the 1st Applicant lacked locus standi to represent the 2nd Applicant in the absence of a resolution under seal authorizing him to act, as required by Rule 19(5) of the Rules. Consequently, the 2nd Applicant was struck off as a party. The supporting affidavit, being jointly sworn on behalf of both Applicants, was incurably defective and could not be severed or salvaged. Without a valid affidavit, the Application was unsupported by evidence, contravening Rule 52(5) of the Rules. The Court found the Application incompetent and dismissed it in its entirety, awarding costs to t…

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• Interim Injunctions
• Locus Standi
• Affidavit Requirements
• Environmental Protection
• Ancestral Land Rights