Uganda Case Law

Tabitha Lalango Lutara v Attorney General

Tabitha Lalango Lutara v Attorney General (Civil Appeal 26 of 2011) [2019] UGCA 2094 (26 April 2019)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 26 of 2011

Judge

Egonda-Ntende, JA, Musoke, JA, Obura, JA

The suit was filed approximately 29 years after the cause of action arose, far outside the statutory two-year limitation period for actions founded on tort against the government. The appellant failed to plead any grounds for exemption from limitation in the plaint, specifically the alleged acknowledgement of liability by the respondent. The evidence adduced, including correspondence and valuation reports, did not amount to a clear, written, and signed acknowledgement of liability by the respondent as required by law. Negotiations and discussions between the parties, without a written acknowl…

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• Limitation Periods
• Acknowledgement Of Liability
• Government Expropriation
• Compensation Claims

Kalani v Kaur

Kalani v Kaur (Civil Appeal 22 of 1995) [1996] UGSC 25 (9 August 1996)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 22 of 1995

Judge

Manyindo, DCJ, Oder, JSC, Tsekooko, JSC

The Supreme Court of Uganda held that a lease had been surrendered before expulsion, so the property was not expropriated and the repossession certificate was cancelled.

• Repossession Of Expropriated Property
• Lease Surrender
• Registration Of Titles
• Government Expropriation
• Declaration Of Title
• Lease-surrender

Ntwirenabo v Attorney General & U.L (H.C.C.C.S No. 955/1990)

Ntwirenabo v Attorney General & U.L (H.C.C.C.S No. 955/1990) [1994] UGHC 40 (11 March 1994)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

H.C.C.C.S No. 955/1990

Judge

Okello, J

The High Court held that the plaintiff legally acquired land in Kibale Forest Reserve and awarded compensation and general damages after government took the land.

• Compulsory Acquisition
• Compensation For Improvements
• Title Registration
• Government Expropriation
• Compulsory-acquisition
• Compensation-for-improvements

Stephen Kalani v Satwant Kaur

Stephen Kalani v Satwant Kaur [1996] UGSC 16 (9 August 1996)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

The Supreme Court found that the respondent had surrendered her leasehold interest in the suit property prior to her expulsion from Uganda, as evidenced by the registration of the surrender and the correspondence from the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board certifying its genuineness. The surrender was effective inter parties from 7-7-72, and the subsequent registration, though delayed, did not invalidate the surrender. The respondent had no leasehold interest to declare to the Government, and the property reverted to the mailo owner. Consequently, the Expropriated Properties Act did not…

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• Repossession Of Expropriated Property
• Lease Surrender
• Registration Of Titles
• Government Expropriation
• Declaration Of Title