Tusingwire & 925 Others v Attorney General & Another
Tusingwire & 925 Others v Attorney General & Another (Civil Suit No. 26 of 2010) [2020] UGHC 49 (28 April 2020)
The court found that the plaintiffs were not lawful occupants but licensees, having settled on the land with local council permission but without legal title or statutory protection. The boundaries of Guramwa Central Forest Reserve were never conclusively opened or demarcated, and the defendants failed to prove the plaintiffs were within the reserve. The eviction was conducted without notice, due process, or a court order, violating Article 24 of the Constitution and the plaintiffs' right to dignity. The eviction was high-handed and resulted in loss of property and livelihoods, though no loss…
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- Eviction Procedure
- Lawful Occupancy
- Compensation For Property Loss
- Forest Reserves
- Constitutional Rights
- Damages Assessment