Adman Source & Contacts Limited v National Water & Sewerage Corporation
Adman Source & Contacts Limited v National Water & Sewerage Corporation (Civil Suit 278 of 2020) [2025] UGHCCD 31 (27 February 2025)
The court found that the plaintiff was in lawful possession of the land at Block 216 Plot 2597 under a subsisting agreement and had erected a billboard with the landlord’s permission. The defendant, acting under a mistaken belief regarding land ownership, removed the plaintiff’s billboard without prior and adequate compensation. The court held that such removal constituted unlawful compulsory acquisition in violation of Article 26(2) of the Constitution and amounted to trespass. However, the plaintiff failed to strictly prove the claimed special damages for the value of the billboard and lost…
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- Compulsory Acquisition
- Trespass To Land
- Compensation For Property
- Damages Assessment
- Possession Rights