Rukwira v Uganda Revenue Authority (Civil Suit 434 of 2020) [2025] UGHCCD 33 (26 February 2025)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit 434 of 2020
Judge
Musa Ssekaana, J
The High Court held that the plaintiff’s employment was subject to UPDF secondment terms, that UPDF—not URA—de-seconded him, and dismissed the suit with costs.
Forte Concrete Limited v Muwanga and Another (Civil Appeal 53 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCD 166 (25 October 2024)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Appeal 53 of 2023
Judge
Musa Ssekaana, J
The High Court held that the respondents, as beneficiaries of the estate of the late landlord, had locus standi to sue for recovery of the property to protect the estate, even without letters of administration, as the appellant's continued occupation after expiry of the fixed-term tenancy endangered the estate. The tenancy agreement was for a fixed term of five years, expiring by effluxion of time on 30th April 2023, and the twelve months' notice provision applied only to premature termination, not to expiry. The appellant could not invoke the notice clause after the tenancy had lapsed, and t…
Uganda Coffee Development Authourity v Stephen Banya (Civil Suit No. 140 of 2018) [2021] UGHCCD 69 (7 July 2021)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit No. 140 of 2018
Judge
Musa Ssekaana, J
The court found that the tenancy agreement between the parties allowed for termination by three months' written notice. The plaintiff issued valid notices of termination, which were not contested by the defendant. The defendant's continued occupation after the expiry of the notice period, without payment of rent and against the plaintiff's will, rendered him a tenant at sufferance and ultimately a trespasser. The court rejected the defendant's argument of an implied periodic tenancy, holding that the conduct of the plaintiff in issuing termination notices and seeking vacant possession was con…