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Lutaaya v Commissioner Land Registration (Misc Cause . 32 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 166 (14 February 2025)
The High Court granted an applicant's request to register a caveat, finding he had a prima facie caveatable interest as a beneficiary and resident on the land.
Nakirijja v Kiwanuka (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 69 of 2023) [2024] UGHCACD 5 (10 July 2024)
The court found that while objector proceedings can be entertained once execution processes have commenced and there is an imminent threat of attachment, the applicant failed to discharge the burden of proof required to establish her interest in the properties. The marriage certificate presented did not bear the applicant's name, and no explanation or supporting evidence was provided to clarify the discrepancy. The letter from the area chairperson only confirmed residency in the zone, not possession or occupation of the specific properties. The applicant did not provide sufficient evidence of…
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National Agricultural Research Organisation v Mountian of the Moon University and 2 Others (Civil Suit 14 of 2021) [2023] UGHCLD 202 (8 June 2023)
The High Court held that National Agricultural Research Organisation had locus standi to sue over the disputed land and overruled the defendants’ preliminary objection.
Lagol and 2 Ors v Bonga and Anor (Civil Appeal No. 119 of 2019) [2020] UGHCEBD 8 (30 October 2020)
The High Court dismissed an objector appeal, holding that objector proceedings turn on possession at attachment date, not title or forgery disputes.
Aboda v Ola-Lakere & Another (Civil Appeal No. 5 of 2018) [2020] UGHC 92 (22 May 2020)
The High Court at Gulu allowed a land appeal, rejected res judicata, found the appellant was in possession, and granted ownership, possession, injunction, and damages.
Opio v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 0010 of 2014) [2017] UGHCCRD 4 (10 January 2017)
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal against a trespass conviction, holding that the prosecution had not proved criminal intent under section 302(a).
Walukaga v Balintuma (Miscellaneous Application No. 2219 of 2013) [2014] UGHCEBD 12 (18 July 2014)
The High Court allowed an objector application and released 25 decimals of land from attachment after finding the applicant was in possession and claiming it in his own right.
Elim Penticostal Evangelical Fellowship v Singh Saggu & Anor (Civil Suit No. 750 of 1993) [1993] UGHC 23 (26 October 1993)
The High Court granted a temporary injunction to stop eviction from land in Kampala, finding a prima facie case, irreparable harm, and balance of convenience in the applicant’s favor.
Bone v Duncan (Civil Case No. 134 of 1942) [1943] EACA 42 (1 January 1943)
The court held that the landlord reasonably required the house, but refused possession because evicting the tenant and his invalid mother would cause greater hardship.
Abdulla v Rex (Criminal Appeal No. 76 of 1941) [1940] EACA 57 (1 January 1940)
The East African Court of Appeal held that mere proximity to persons holding native intoxicating liquor did not amount to possession under section 25A(1)(b).
