Mabale Growers Tea Factory Ltd V Noorali Mohamed & Another
Mabale Growers Tea Factory Ltd V Noorali Mohamed & Another (Civil Suit No. 0065 of 2006) [2009] UGHC 247 (30 July 2009)
The court held that the re-entry by the Plaintiff's predecessor in title onto the suit property was unlawful because the property was expropriated and vested in the Government under the Expropriated Properties Act, 1982. Any dealings, including re-entry or sale, were null and void until the Minister of Finance dealt with the property in accordance with the Act. The Plaintiff's acquisition of the freehold title did not extinguish the Defendant's leasehold interest, which was reinstated upon the issuance of a certificate of repossession to the Defendant. The Defendant did not commit fraud in ap…
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- Expropriated Properties Act
- Repossession Of Expropriated Property
- Leasehold And Freehold Titles
- Fraud In Land Transactions
- Mesne Profits
- Remedies For Unlawful Occupation