Uganda Case Law

Ham Enterprises and 2 Others v Katende and 348 Others (Consolidated Suits)

Ham Enterprises and 2 Others v Katende and 348 Others (Consolidated Suits) (Miscellaneous Application No. 717 of 2021) [2022] UGHCCD 222 (31 October 2022)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 717 of 2021

Judge

Musa Ssekaana, J

The court found that the suits in HCCS No. 66/2017 and HCCS No. 330/2013 were barred by res judicata, as the legality of the leases had already been determined in HCCS No. 544/2019, a suit brought in public interest under Article 50 of the Constitution. The respondents in these suits were bound by the previous judgment, and re-litigation was impermissible. Regarding HCCS No. 678/2017, HCCS No. 134/2017, and HCCS No. 351/2018, the court held that the respondents failed to establish a reasonable cause of action or locus standi, as they operated an illegal market without a license and could not…

Source excerpt

• Res Judicata
• Cause Of Action
• Locus Standi
• Illegal Eviction
• Market Licensing
• Leasehold Title Validity

Sewanyana v Aliker

Sewanyana v Aliker (Civil Appeal 4 of 1990) [1991] UGSC 8 (27 February 1991)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 4 of 1990

Judge

Oder, JSC

The Supreme Court of Uganda dismissed an appeal challenging cancellation of a land title, holding the appellant’s lease was granted while the respondent’s earlier lease was still subsisting.

• Leasehold Title Validity
• Certificate Of Title Cancellation
• Priority Of Registration
• Land Commission Powers
• False Information In Land Applications
• Land-title-validity