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Waris v Kirunda (H.C.Miscellaneous Application No. 188 of 2019)
Waris v Kirunda (H.C.Miscellaneous Application No. 188 of 2019) [2021] UGHC 16 (17 February 2021)
The court found that the applicant filed his defence within the time stipulated by the consent order and applicable rules, as the computation of the 15 days excluded the date of the order and included the last day, making the defence timely. Consequently, the second default judgment and all subsequent execution proceedings, including the sale and vesting order, were void and unlawful. The Registrar acted outside his jurisdiction in issuing a vesting order for registered land with an expired lease, and the execution should have been halted upon discovery that the applicant no longer had a lega…
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- Default Judgment
- Setting Aside Judgment
- Computation Of Time
- Execution Of Decree
- Registrar Jurisdiction
- Expired Lease