Ddamulira v MSS XSABO Power Limited
Ddamulira v MSS XSABO Power Limited (Civil Suit 49 of 2021) [2021] UGHCLD 473 (8 November 2021)
The court found that the defendant lawfully occupies the suit land, having acquired equitable interest through leases from bibanja holders with the consent of Kakomo Paul, who was the registered proprietor at the relevant time. The evidence established that the bibanja holders had longstanding occupancy, supported by busuulu receipts and physical presence, and that the defendant's entry was authorized. The plaintiff, upon reinstatement of title in 2019, took the land subject to existing equitable interests, including those of the bibanja holders and the defendant's lease. The court relied on…
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- Mailo Land Title
- Bibanja Occupancy
- Trespass To Land
- Equitable Interest
- Land Act Application