Uganda Case Law

Ian Henderson v Kisakye and 6 Others

Ian Henderson v Kisakye and 6 Others (Miscellaneous Application 1433 of 2021) [2025] UGHCLD 26 (7 February 2025)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 1433 of 2021

Judge

Basaza Waswa, J

The court found two manifest errors on the face of the record: first, the applicant, a registered leaseholder and defendant in the head suit, was not a party to nor did he sign the impugned consent order, yet the order deprived him of six out of seven acres of the suit land. Second, the parties to the consent order lacked legal authority to direct the Commissioner Land Registration to amend the register and transfer land interests, as such powers are reserved for courts or the CLR acting under statutory authority. The court held that the consent order was void ab initio and of no legal effect…

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• Consent Judgment Review
• Rectification Of Land Register
• Bona Fide Purchaser
• Leasehold Interest
• Error On Face Of Record

Masaka District Local Government v Kafeero & 2 Others

Masaka District Local Government v Kafeero & 2 Others (Civil Suit 56 of 2020) [2023] UGHC 323 (13 February 2023)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 56 of 2020

Judge

Katamba Nkwanga, J

The court found that the plaintiff, Masaka District Local Government, had proved on a balance of probabilities that it purchased the suit property from the late Hajji Hassan Kafeero. The absence of the original sale agreement was excused under the Evidence Act due to its lawful destruction and corroborated by a letter from the vendor and testimony from the vendor's advocate. There was no evidence of fraud attributable to the plaintiff; the transfer was genuine, supported by expert and registrar testimony. The 1st and 2nd defendants' claim that the sale was abandoned was inconsistent and unsup…

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• Land Ownership Disputes
• Fraudulent Transfer
• Trespass To Land
• Rectification Of Land Register

Ntorinwe v Muramuzi (HCT-01-CV-LD-CA 2 of 2014)

Ntorinwe v Muramuzi (HCT-01-CV-LD-CA 2 of 2014) [2023] UGHCLD 165 (31 January 2023)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

HCT-01-CV-LD-CA 2 of 2014

Judge

Mugabo, J

The High Court found the plaintiff’s title to the disputed portion of land was fraudulently obtained, dismissed her trespass claim, and ordered severance of the defendant’s portion.

• Ownership Of Registered Land
• Fraud In Land Registration
• Trespass To Land
• Rectification Of Land Register
• Fraud-in-land-registration
• Ownership-of-registered-land

Transroad Uganda Limited v Commissioner Land Registration

Transroad Uganda Limited v Commissioner Land Registration (Civil Suit No.621 of 2017) [2019] UGHCLD 6 (14 March 2019)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Suit No.621 of 2017

Judge

Kawesa, J

The High Court held that the Commissioner Land Registration could not cancel the plaintiff’s title absent fraud or illegality attributable to the plaintiff.

• Indefeasibility Of Title
• Powers Of Land Registrar
• Bona Fide Purchaser
• Rectification Of Land Register
• Jurisdiction Of Land Offices
• Indefeasibility-of-title