Uganda Case Law

Premchand and Others v Gomes and Others

Premchand and Others v Gomes and Others (Civil Appeal No. 52 of 1953) [1956] EACA 6 (1 January 1956)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 52 of 1953

Judge

Edmonds J

The court held that the Central Rent Control Board, as a body exercising judicial functions informally, may entertain applications brought by persons with authority from a society, even if not all trustees are joined. Under section 16(1)(i) of the Increase of Rent (Restriction) Ordinance, 1949, where part of premises is sublet after 1st December 1941 and the remainder was already sublet, the landlord is entitled to possession of the whole premises against both head-tenant and subtenants, subject to the Board's consideration of reasonableness. The Board is required to consider all relevant fac…

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• Landlord Tenant Disputes
• Rent Control
• Subletting Without Consent
• Reasonableness Of Ejectment
• Title To Sue
• Joinder Of Parties

Patel and Another v Amin

Patel and Another v Amin (Civil Appeal No. 38 of 1951) [1952] EACA 301 (1 January 1952)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 38 of 1951

Judge

De Lestang J

The court held that the magistrate misdirected himself by treating the landlords’ own overcrowding as decisive and ignoring other relevant factors. Appeal allowed; retrial ordered.

• Landlord And Tenant
• Rent Restriction
• Reasonableness Of Ejectment
• Overcrowding Of Premises
• Landlord-tenant
• Rent-restriction