Registered Trustees of Kampala Institute v Departed Asians property Custodian Board
Registered Trustees of Kampala Institute v Departed Asians property Custodian Board (Civil Appeal 21 of 93) [1994] UGSC 47 (1 August 1994)
The Supreme Court held that the Expropriated Properties Act, 1982 is a remedial statute intended to address the wrongful deprivation of property by the Military Regime between 1971 and 1979. Section 1(1)(c) of the Act must be given its ordinary and liberal meaning, covering any property appropriated or taken over by the Military Regime, regardless of whether the taking was lawful or unlawful. The Court rejected the restrictive interpretation that would limit the Act's application only to lawfully appropriated property, finding that such an approach would perpetuate the injustice the Act was m…
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- Expropriated Properties Act
- Repossession Of Property
- Statutory Interpretation
- Remedial Legislation
- Lease Expiry
- Government Appropriation