Uganda Case Law

Kanshabe v Nyiro & 2 Others

Kanshabe v Nyiro & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 170 of 2022) [2023] UGHC 360 (26 April 2023)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 170 of 2022

Judge

Katamba Nkwanga, J

The sale and transfer of the Applicant's property comprised in Kabula Block 76 Plots 823, 684, and 688 at Lyantonde were conducted in total contravention of Section 48 of the Civil Procedure Act and the Civil Procedure Rules. The duplicate certificates of title were never deposited in court prior to the sale, nor was the judgment debtor required to deliver them. The process was tainted by lack of service and notice to the Applicant, and the chronology of events indicated a deliberate intention to deprive the Applicant of his property. The sale agreement was executed before the mandatory legal…

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• Execution Of Judgments
• Sale Of Immovable Property
• Irregular Court Process
• Title Restoration
• Nullification Of Sale

Chatur v Attorney General & Anor

Chatur v Attorney General & Anor (Civil Suit No. 509 of 1992) [1994] UGHC 32 (21 October 1994)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit No. 509 of 1992

Judge

Okello, J

The court held that the Expropriated Properties Act 1982 applies to properties abandoned by Ugandan citizens of Asian extraction during the 1972 expulsion, and vested in the D.A.P.C.B. for management. The sale to the 2nd Defendant was nullified by section 1(2)(a) of the Act, and the property was rightfully returned to the plaintiff. The Government is liable to compensate the 2nd Defendant, but the compensation must be calculated strictly according to the formula set out in section 11(4) of the Act, which bases compensation on the original purchase price, applicable interest rates, currency re…

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• Expropriated Properties Act
• Compensation Methodology
• Repossession Of Property
• Nullification Of Sale

Madat v Attorney General & Another

Madat v Attorney General & Another (Civil Suit 309 of 1992) [1994] UGHC 71 (21 October 1994)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 309 of 1992

Judges

GM OKELLO, J

The High Court held that the Expropriated Properties Act 1982 applied and that compensation to the purchaser had to be calculated under section 11(4).

• Expropriated Properties Act
• Compensation Calculation
• Restitution Of Property
• Nullification Of Sale
• Expropriated-properties-act
• Property-restitution