Uganda Case Law

Hiire Mudanye Mike and Others v Okumu Sarah Kitasle and Others (MSC APPLICATION NO 009 OF 2022)

Hiire Mudanye Mike and Others v Okumu Sarah Kitasle and Others (MSC APPLICATION NO 009 OF 2022) [2025] UGHC 189 (7 February 2025)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

MSC APPLICATION NO 009 OF 2022

Judge

Kawesa, J

The High Court rejected a challenge to an affidavit, allowed substitution of a defendant with costs, but refused amendment of the plaint for introducing fraud and a new party.

• Amendment Of Pleadings
• Substitution Of Parties
• Costs Award
• Fraud In Land Title
• Trespass To Land
• Civil-procedure

Semanda and Another v Lake Wamala Farm Ltd and Others

Semanda and Another v Lake Wamala Farm Ltd and Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 1 of 2021) [2022] UGHC 36 (15 August 2022)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 1 of 2021

Judges

Zeija, PJ

The High Court reviewed and set aside an earlier ruling that had affected the applicants’ land interests without them being heard, and ordered them joined to the main suit.

• Review Of Judgment
• Joinder Of Parties
• Fraud In Land Title
• Amendment Of Pleadings
• Review-of-judgment
• Joinder-of-parties

Nuru Hassan Shariff v The Administrator of the Estate of the late Shamji Jamal Lakhan

Nuru Hassan Shariff v The Administrator of the Estate of the late Shamji Jamal Lakhan (Civil Suit No. 034 of 2011) [2019] UGHC 23 (17 December 2019)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 034 of 2011

Judge

Luswata, J

The suit is not time barred because the plaintiff pleaded fraud and the cause of action arose upon discovery of the alleged fraud in July 2011, as supported by Section 25 of the Limitation Act. However, the plaintiff lacks locus standi to challenge the defendant's title or repossession certificate. The temporary allocation certificate issued by the Departed Asian Property Custodian Board did not confer any legal rights to the plaintiff after the Minister of Finance issued a repossession certificate in 1994. The Board had no authority to allocate the property thereafter, and any such allocatio…

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• Limitation Of Actions
• Locus Standi
• Expropriated Properties Act
• Fraud In Land Title
• Temporary Allocation Of Property

Nantabala Vs Attorney General (Misc. Cause No. 030 of 2016)

Nantabala Vs Attorney General (Misc. Cause No. 030 of 2016) [2019] UGHC 17 (22 August 2019)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Misc. Cause No. 030 of 2016

Judge

Luswata, J

The High Court dismissed a judicial review challenge to the IGG’s investigation into alleged fraud in land title issuance, holding the probe was lawful despite a pending civil suit.

• Judicial Review
• Powers Of Igg
• Sub Judice Rule
• Certiorari And Prohibition
• Fair Hearing
• Fraud In Land Title

Nsubuga Banyikidde and 2 other v Swala Brothers Group of Companies Limited and 2 others

Nsubuga Banyikidde and 2 other v Swala Brothers Group of Companies Limited and 2 others (Civil Suit No. 1001 of 2004) [2011] UGHC 198 (12 January 2011)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 1001 of 2004

Judge

Kasule, J

The court found that the plaintiffs failed to prove that the suit property was expropriated by the military regime, as required under the Expropriated Properties Act. The lease to Paul Kibuka Musoke had expired long before the first defendant lawfully acquired the property from the City Council of Kampala. The issuance of a repossession certificate to Musoke was not conclusive evidence of expropriation, especially in the absence of evidence showing government appropriation or allocation to a ministry or individual. The plaintiffs did not challenge the City Council's authority or actions, nor…

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• Lease Expiry
• Expropriated Properties Act
• Fraud In Land Title
• Bona Fide Purchaser
• Caveats And Registration
• Stamp Duty