Uganda Case Law

Bukenya v Bukenya & 2 Others

Bukenya v Bukenya & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 497 of 2024) [2024] UGHCFD 18 (22 April 2024)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 497 of 2024

Judge

Nagawa, J

The court found that the Applicant was not served or heard in the prior application, and that his signature was likely forged on the petition for Letters of Administration. The Respondents' assertions regarding the Applicant's whereabouts were contradicted by evidence of their knowledge of his location and ongoing legal proceedings involving him. The Respondents failed to refute the forgery allegations or provide credible evidence to the contrary. The court held that the Applicant was an aggrieved party, that the process by which the Respondents obtained the Letters of Administration was tain…

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• Letters Of Administration
• Certificate Of No Objection
• Review Of Court Orders
• Forgery Of Signatures
• Right To Be Heard

Owori v Okongo

Owori v Okongo (Election Petition Appeal 25 of 2021) [2022] UGCA 320 (19 May 2022)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Election Petition Appeal 25 of 2021

Judge

Musoke, JA, Kibeedi Mutangula, JA, Monica K. Mugenyi, JA

The Court of Appeal set aside an LCIII election after finding that a consent-admitted handwriting report and witness evidence proved serious polling station irregularities.

• Electoral Malpractice
• Forgery Of Signatures
• Admissibility Of Evidence
• Polling Station Irregularities
• Substantial Effect On Election
• Remedies In Election Petitions

Nalwanga & Anor v Senkubuge

Nalwanga & Anor v Senkubuge [2018] UGHCLD 49 (7 June 2018)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Judge

Kawesa, J

The Defendant, as a co-administrator of the estate, acted fraudulently by transferring the suit land from the names of all administrators without their consent, forging signatures, and subdividing the land into thirty plots for his own benefit. The evidence, including witness statements and documentary exhibits, established that the Defendant breached his fiduciary duty and violated statutory requirements mandating joint action by all administrators. The fraudulent acts directly attributed to the Defendant rendered the transfers and subdivisions void. The court found that the Plaintiffs were…

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• Fraudulent Transfer Of Land
• Administration Of Estates
• Mutation And Subdivision
• Forgery Of Signatures
• Cancellation Of Titles

Joseph v Betty

Joseph v Betty (Civil Suit No 547 of 2006) (Civil Suit No 547 of 2006) [2007] UGHC 1 (22 August 2007)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No 547 of 2006

The High Court of Uganda held that title to land at Kisugu was fraudulently transferred by forgery, cancelled the defendant’s title, and restored registration to the estate.

• Fraudulent Transfer Of Title
• Forgery Of Signatures
• Estate Administration
• Cancellation Of Title
• Land-title-fraud
• Forgery-of-signatures