Victoria Tea Estates Limited v Bemba and Another
Victoria Tea Estates Limited v Bemba and Another (Civil Appeal 49 of 1996) [1998] UGCA 44 (27 April 1998)
The Court of Appeal held that the Expropriated Properties Act, 1982 applied to the suit property, which was expropriated by government in 1973. All prior dealings, including the lessor's purported re-entry for non-payment of rent, were nullified by the Act, and the property remained vested in government until dealt with under the Act. The certificate of repossession issued to the appellant by the Minister of Finance conferred legal rights to occupy the property, and the respondent's failure to challenge the certificate within the statutory period rendered it valid and effective. Consequently,…
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- Expropriated Property Act Application
- Lease Termination
- Repossession Certificate Effect
- Trespass Claims
- Ministerial Powers
- Retrospective Statute Interpretation