Byarufa v Attorney and Another
Byarufa v Attorney and Another (Civil Suit No. 20 of 2010) [2022] UGHCCD 206 (20 October 2022)
The court found that the plaintiff was the registered proprietor of Ranch No. 36 Bunyoro Ranching Scheme and that the government, through its restructuring exercise, compulsorily acquired five square miles of her land for public interest (resettlement of squatters) without her consent or compensation. The alleged surrender deed was found to be a forgery, and government correspondences and valuation reports unequivocally admitted liability and quantified the compensation due. The suit was not time barred, as limitation runs from the date of refusal to compensate after valuation and acknowledgm…
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- Compulsory Acquisition
- Compensation For Land
- Public Interest Expropriation
- Limitation Periods
- Judgment On Admission
- Damages And Interest