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Auma Mary v Ojuk and Others (Civil Appeal No. 52 of 2021) [2023] UGHC 45 (24 March 2023)
The High Court dismissed an appeal over land claimed through Acholi custom, holding the appellant failed to prove ownership or locus standi over former public land.
Registered Trustees Of Ker Bwobo Land Development Trust Vs Nwoya District Land Board (MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION No. 013 OF 2018) [2019] UGHCCD 155 (30 May 2019)
The court held that the respondent's revocation of the lease offer was not illegal, as the offer had not been validly accepted within the stipulated period and no binding contract had arisen. The District Land Board retained authority to revoke the offer before registration of the interest, and was not functus officio upon merely issuing the offer. The respondent acted within its statutory mandate and in the public interest, especially given the anomalies in the application process, including lack of actual inspection and survey, and the applicant's non-existence at the time of application. T…
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Nyumba ya Chuma Ltd Vs Uganda Land Commission & Anor (Consitutional Petition No. 13 of 2010) [2015] UGCA 182 (9 December 2015)
The court held that the petition raised constitutional interpretation issues, but found the Uganda Land Commission acted within its mandate over government land and dismissed the petition.
Bamweyaka and Others v Kampala District Land Board and Another (Civil Appeal No. 20 of 2002) [2002] UGCA 19 (6 August 2002)
The Court of Appeal allowed a land appeal, holding the appellants were customary tenants and that the District Land Board unlawfully allocated the land.
