Uganda Case Law

Batte & 5 Others v Buganda Land Board & 3 Others

Batte & 5 Others v Buganda Land Board & 3 Others (Miscellaneous Cause 2 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 25 (31 January 2025)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Cause 2 of 2024

Judge

Alividza, J

The court found that no judgment or ruling had been issued in the main land dispute requiring consequential orders for enforcement. The consent judgment was entered only between the Applicants and the 1st Respondent, and the 2nd to 4th Respondents were not parties to it. Therefore, a consequential eviction order affecting the 2nd to 4th Respondents could not be issued without a full trial. The court emphasized the principle of procedural justice and the right to a fair hearing, holding that the 2nd to 4th Respondents, as caretakers/licensees, deserve an opportunity to be heard at trial regard…

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• Eviction Orders
• Proprietary Interest
• Consent Judgment Enforcement
• Boundary Disputes
• Licensee Rights

Ziwa & Another v Makanga

Ziwa & Another v Makanga (Civil Appeal 38 of 2019) [2024] UGHC 729 (11 July 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal 38 of 2019

Judge

Kaahwa, J

The appellate court found that the evidence did not support the conclusion that the respondent acquired the suit land as a gift inter vivos. The transaction between the parties amounted to a license, granting user rights but not ownership. The trial magistrate erred in law and fact by misappraising the evidence and misapplying the legal principles governing gifts of land. Consequently, the award of general damages to the respondent was unjustified, as no breach of ownership rights occurred. The appellate court set aside the lower court's judgment, declared the appellants as rightful owners, a…

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• Gift Inter Vivos
• Licensee Rights
• Ownership Disputes
• Evidence Evaluation

Kibuka and Another v Mukasa

Kibuka and Another v Mukasa (Civil Appeal No. 32 of 2019) [2022] UGHCCD 19 (21 February 2022)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 32 of 2019

Judge

Ojok, J

The High Court allowed an appeal over land rights, finding the respondent was only a bare licensee, not a lawful occupant, and setting aside UGX 4,000,000 in damages.

• Kibanja Ownership
• Bonafide Occupant Status
• Licensee Rights
• General Damages Award
• Land-law
• Kibanja-ownership