Eriazari Diisi v Mbarara Trading Stores
Eriazari Diisi v Mbarara Trading Stores (Civil Appeal 11 of 2000) [2002] UGCA 11 (11 October 2002)
The appellant's lease over the suit property was null and void, as the respondent's lease continued in existence by operation of section 1(2)(b) of the Expropriated Properties Act. The allocation of the suit land to the appellant by Mbarara Municipal Council was unlawful and disregarded the respondent's continuing interest and warnings. The appellant's entry and developments on the land were tainted by illegality and underhand dealings with municipal officers, rendering him a trespasser with no legal or equitable interest. Compensation for improvements is not automatic under the Expropriated…
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- Leasehold Title Dispute
- Expropriated Properties Act
- Compensation For Developments
- Trespass
- Municipal Allocation
- Eviction