Uganda Case Law

Nyumba ya Chuma Ltd Vs Uganda Land Commission & Anor (Consitutional Petition No. 13 of 2010)

Nyumba ya Chuma Ltd Vs Uganda Land Commission & Anor (Consitutional Petition No. 13 of 2010) [2015] UGCA 182 (9 December 2015)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Consitutional Petition No. 13 of 2010

The court held that the petition raised constitutional interpretation issues, but found the Uganda Land Commission acted within its mandate over government land and dismissed the petition.

• Allocation Of Land
• Government Land Management
• District Land Board Powers
• Expropriation Of Property
• Leasehold And Freehold Titles
• Constitutional Interpretation

Mabale Growers Tea Factory Ltd V Noorali Mohamed & Another

Mabale Growers Tea Factory Ltd V Noorali Mohamed & Another (Civil Suit No. 0065 of 2006) [2009] UGHC 247 (30 July 2009)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 0065 of 2006

Judge

Owiny-Dollo, J

The court held that the re-entry by the Plaintiff's predecessor in title onto the suit property was unlawful because the property was expropriated and vested in the Government under the Expropriated Properties Act, 1982. Any dealings, including re-entry or sale, were null and void until the Minister of Finance dealt with the property in accordance with the Act. The Plaintiff's acquisition of the freehold title did not extinguish the Defendant's leasehold interest, which was reinstated upon the issuance of a certificate of repossession to the Defendant. The Defendant did not commit fraud in ap…

Source excerpt

• Expropriated Properties Act
• Repossession Of Expropriated Property
• Leasehold And Freehold Titles
• Fraud In Land Transactions
• Mesne Profits
• Remedies For Unlawful Occupation