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Commissioner Land Registration v J.K Operators Limited and Others (Miscellaneous Application 2643 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 74 (26 May 2025)
The High Court consolidated two connected land suits involving the same Busabala property, finding common ownership issues and overlapping title questions.
Nakato Rijcken Mubanda v Kajjansi Town Council and Wakiso District Local Government (Civil Suits No. 628 of 2019) [2025] UGHC 332 (16 May 2025)
The court found that the plaintiff, while the registered proprietor, had herself widened the original footpath to a motorable road and opened it to public use, thereby dedicating it as a public right of way. The evidence showed the road had served the community for 17 years, and the plaintiff never took steps to prohibit public use. The defendants' entry was for statutory maintenance of an existing public road, not unlawful expansion or trespass. The destroyed crops, trees, and fence were within the road reserve, which by law is not compensable. The plaintiff's proprietary rights over the dis…
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Pius Mugerwa Mugalaasi v Attorney General of Uganda and Uganda National Roads Authority (Civil Suit No. 466 of 2015) [2025] UGHC 281 (30 April 2025)
The court found that the 2nd defendant compulsorily acquired 1.26 acres of the plaintiff's land for the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway project, and that the remainder, though initially gazetted, was not utilized and must be degazetted and returned. Compensation for land must include the value of rock as part of the land, not as a separate item. The plaintiff is entitled to compensation for the 1.26 acres acquired, disturbance allowance, and damages for the period of non-use due to gazettement. The court rejected speculative claims for consequential loss and business opportunity due to lack of evi…
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Kagodo Farmers Limited v Kampala Capital City Authority (Miscellaneous Application 2441 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 42 (13 March 2025)
The High Court found Kampala Capital City Authority in contempt of a 2018 consent judgment, awarded UGX 30 million punitive damages, and ordered compliance within six months.
Lukyamzi Investments Limited and 4 Others v Kampala Capital City Authority and Another (Miscellaneous Application 2277 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 44 (13 March 2025)
The High Court found the Respondents in contempt of a consent judgment over vacant possession of land, awarded punitive damages, and ordered compliance within six months.
Kaddu and Another v Kazibwe and 2 Others (Civil Suit 648 of 2020) [2025] UGHCLD 31 (6 February 2025)
The court found that the 1st defendant's family had occupied the suit land as their family home since 1992, with uninterrupted possession and recognition by local authorities. The evidence showed that the family was not compensated for their interest, and their occupation predated the plaintiffs' acquisition of title. The law protects lawful and bona fide occupants, including family land, and prohibits transactions without spousal consent. The plaintiffs failed to conduct adequate due diligence and did not compensate all occupants. The change in proprietorship did not extinguish the existing…
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Attorney General & Another v Byaruhanga & 2499 Others (Consolidated Appeals No. 246 & 375 of 2021) [2025] UGCA 19 (16 January 2025)
The Court of Appeal found that the respondents were not encroachers but had been lawfully allocated the suit land by presidential directive and had acquired title by adverse possession after 19 years of unchallenged occupation. The appellants failed to rebut the respondents' evidence or provide contrary documentation. The technical assessment and valuation report by PW4, though not prepared by a registered valuation surveyor, was admissible as expert evidence due to his specialized knowledge and experience as District Agricultural Officer. The respondents' claim for special damages was suffic…
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Bahimbiriza Bidindwale v Total Energies E P Uganda B V (Civil Suit 36 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 1145 (13 December 2024)
The court found that the MOU between the parties and the defendant clearly stipulated that upon final determination of Civil Appeal No.52 of 2016, the compensation amount of Ugx 74,620,000/= would be paid to the successful party declared by court to be the owner of the land. The High Court judgment decreed the disputed land to the plaintiff, and no appeal was preferred by Ochaya Mugayo. The defendant's attempt to apportion the compensation based on acreage was rejected, as the MOU and the mapped land in dispute were clear and binding. The defendant's failure to file interpleader proceedings o…
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Byakutaaga Asiimwe v Commissioner Land Registration (Civil Suit 51 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 1142 (25 October 2024)
The High Court at Hoima held that cancellation of the plaintiff's land title without notice or hearing was unlawful and ordered reinstatement, damages, interest, and costs.
Kyewalabye v Uganda National Roads Authority (Civil Suit 78 of 2021) [2024] UGHC 1188 (21 October 2024)
The High Court partly allowed a land compensation claim, finding 0.159 acres on Plot 412 unpaid, but rejecting fraud, trespass, and injunctive relief.
