Lududula and 6 Others v Rev Canon Luzinda and Others
Lududula and 6 Others v Rev Canon Luzinda and Others (Civil Suit No. 2029 of 2016) [2023] UGHCLD 6 (16 January 2023)
The court found that the Luwero District Land Board, not the Uganda Land Commission, was the proper authority to vary or extend the lease after the coming into force of the 1995 Constitution. The purported extension of the lease by ULC was null and void, and the lease expired in March 2013. Upon expiry, the land reverted to the District Land Board, which lawfully allocated freehold titles to the Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants. The Defendant/Counter-Claimant's continued occupation after expiry amounted to trespass. The counterclaim, based on an expired lease, failed, and the Plaintiffs' and…
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- Lease Expiry
- Freehold Title Registration
- Authority Of Land Boards
- Bonafide Purchaser
- Fraudulent Registration
- Injunctive Relief