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Kente v Kabuye (Civil Appeal 120 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 126 (9 July 2025)
The High Court allowed an appeal and stayed Entebbe Land Civil Suit No. 25 of 2019 pending another High Court suit, finding the matters concerned the same land.
John Kintu Kalonde v Ssemujju Joseph and Others (Miscellaneous Application 253 of 2023) [2025] UGHC 303 (6 March 2025)
The High Court partly upheld a strike-out application in a land dispute, striking the suit against two defendants and ordering mediation for the remaining parties.
Katumba Tom v Busuulwa Chrizestom (Civil Appeal 15 of 2023) [2025] UGHC 380 (16 January 2025)
The High Court allowed the appeal, set aside the trial judgment, and held that the respondent failed to prove bona fide occupancy over the disputed land.
Kibombo & Another v Kikomeko & Another (Civil Suit 978 of 2019) [2024] UGHCLD 246 (31 October 2024)
The High Court held that the plaintiffs held valid title to the land, found the defendants had no proven Kibanja interest, and declared them trespassers.
Kasande & 4 Others v Ssentamu (Civil Appeal 52 of 2022) [2024] UGHCLD 217 (11 September 2024)
The High Court dismissed an appeal over a land dispute, holding the appellants failed to prove lawful occupancy or entitlement to first option to purchase.
Sserufusa v Kazibwe (Civil Appeal 22 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 699 (8 July 2024)
The High Court allowed an appeal over a land dispute, holding that the respondent failed to prove bonafide occupancy and was a trespasser on the suit land.
Galiwango v Kimbuge and 9 Others (Civil Suit 28 of 2021) [2024] UGHCLD 171 (25 June 2024)
The court found that the legal interest in the suit land belongs to the Kabaka of Buganda, who is the registered proprietor. The 1st to 9th defendants, being royals, only have user rights for cultural functions and lack authority to transfer any interest in the land without the Kabaka's consent. The memorandum of understanding (PE I) between the plaintiff and the 1st to 9th defendants was executed without such consent and is therefore illegal and incapable of passing any title or protectable interest to the plaintiff. Statutory provisions under the Land Act require landlord consent for any tr…
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Ssali v Walusansa (Civil Suit 2676 of 2016) [2024] UGHCLD 118 (3 May 2024)
The court found that the plaintiff lawfully purchased and registered the suit land, excluding the defendant's kibanja interest of 100ft by 168ft (approximately 30 decimals), as evidenced by the sale agreement (PEXH 5) and corroborated by the previous owner. The defendant's occupation beyond this demarcated kibanja was not supported by credible evidence and was found to be unlawful. The court observed at the locus that the defendant and his family were utilizing a much larger portion of land, had constructed a new house, and removed traditional boundary markers. The defendant's claim to bonafi…
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Sseguya v Lwanga (Civil Appeal 29 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 496 (15 April 2024)
High Court appeal challenging a land dispute decision was dismissed, with the court finding no need for landlord consent and only minor inconsistencies in land size.
Najjuma & 3 Others v Ochwo & 2 Others (Civil Suit 104 of 2017) [2024] UGHC 241 (12 April 2024)
The High Court partly upheld a kibanja claim, finding one purchase valid and another invalid for lack of landlord consent, while dismissing the suit against the 1st defendant.
