Kobusingye v Muzito & Another (Miscellaneous Application 81 of 2024) [2024] UGHCLD 91 (5 April 2024)
Court
HC: Land Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 81 of 2024
Judge
Naluzze Aisha Batala, J
The High Court set aside a consent order over disputed family land, finding the underlying transaction void for lack of the applicant's spousal consent.
Bukenya & Anor v Kirumira & 2 Ors (Civil Suit No. 220 of 2008) [2018] UGHCLD 34 (11 April 2018)
Court
HC: Land Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit No. 220 of 2008
Judge
Kawesa, J
The court found that the transaction was not a genuine sale but a fraudulent scheme orchestrated by the Defendants to deprive the Plaintiffs of their property. The Plaintiffs, who were illiterate, signed documents under the mistaken belief that they were providing security for a loan, not selling their land. The absence of proper translation, lack of spousal consent, and falsification of transfer forms constituted illegality and fraud. The sale agreement was void for failure to comply with the Illiterates Protection Act and the Land Act, and the transfer of title was procured by fraudulent me…