Chatur v Attorney General & Anor
Chatur v Attorney General & Anor (Civil Suit No. 509 of 1992) [1994] UGHC 32 (21 October 1994)
The court held that the Expropriated Properties Act 1982 applies to properties abandoned by Ugandan citizens of Asian extraction during the 1972 expulsion, and vested in the D.A.P.C.B. for management. The sale to the 2nd Defendant was nullified by section 1(2)(a) of the Act, and the property was rightfully returned to the plaintiff. The Government is liable to compensate the 2nd Defendant, but the compensation must be calculated strictly according to the formula set out in section 11(4) of the Act, which bases compensation on the original purchase price, applicable interest rates, currency re…
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- Expropriated Properties Act
- Compensation Methodology
- Repossession Of Property
- Nullification Of Sale