Uganda Case Law

R. M. Patel and Others v Attorney General and Others

R. M. Patel and Others v Attorney General and Others (Civil Suit 54 of 1995) [1998] UGHCLD 2 (4 August 1998)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Suit 54 of 1995

Judges

Ntabgoba, PJ

The court held that the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) had no legal authority under the Expropriated Properties Act to receive or reject applications for repossession of expropriated property, as such powers are vested exclusively in the Minister. All transactions involving the suit property prior to the coming into force of the Act were nullified, and the property reverted to Government. The plaintiffs' suit, brought as an original action against the DAPCB and other defendants, was misconceived and incompetent, as any challenge to the Minister's issuance of a certificate of…

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• Expropriated Property Act
• Repossession Certificate
• Ministerial Discretion
• Nullification Of Transactions
• Cause Of Action
• Statutory Appeal

Tanna v Sr. Munyinza and Another

Tanna v Sr. Munyinza and Another (CIVIL APPEAL NO. 12/92) [1993] UGSC 51 (12 January 1993)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 12/92

Judge

Wambuzi, CJ, Oder, JSC, Platt, JSC

The Supreme Court of Uganda held that the sale and transfer of expropriated property to the appellant were nullified by section 1 of the Expropriated Properties Act, 1982.

• Expropriated Properties
• Transfer Of Title
• Mortgage Enforcement
• Nullification Of Transactions
• Expropriated-properties-act
• Nullification-of-transactions