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Land And Property [2025] UGHC 157

Musisi v Nsubuga & Another

Musisi v Nsubuga & Another (Civil Suit 104 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 157 (5 March 2025)

The High Court revoked letters of administration for inoperative estate management, found the plaintiff was a beneficiary, and granted him the estate letters.

  • Letters Of Administration
  • Revocation Of Grant
  • Beneficiary Entitlement
  • Fraud Allegations
  • Pecuniary Jurisdiction
  • Estate Management
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Family And Children [2025] UGHC 527

Issa Yusuf Sadam and 4 Others v Mustafa Oruma

Issa Yusuf Sadam and 4 Others v Mustafa Oruma (Miscellaneous Application No. 12 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 527 (3 March 2025)

The High Court at Gulu revoked letters of administration for failure to file inventory and accounts, but refused to appoint the applicants as administrators.

  • Letters Of Administration
  • Revocation Of Grant
  • Succession Act Compliance
  • Administrator General Certificate
  • Letters-of-administration
  • Revocation-of-grant
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Family And Children [2025] UGHC 67

Kateregga and Another v Sekibala and 3 Others

Kateregga and Another v Sekibala and 3 Others (Miscellaneous Application 439 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 67 (20 February 2025)

The court found that the original grant of administration had become inoperative due to the death of most of the original administrators and the consent of the surviving administrators to its revocation. All parties agreed to the revocation and to the distribution of the estate as set out in the consent judgment in High Court Civil Suit 52 of 2018. However, there was disagreement among the beneficiaries regarding who should be appointed as administrator. To ensure neutrality and effective administration, the court exercised its discretion under the Succession Act to appoint the Administrator…

  • Succession
  • Letters Of Administration
  • Revocation Of Grant
  • Estate Distribution
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Family And Children [2025] UGHCFD 4

Hassan & Another vKirabira & 2 Others

Hassan & Another vKirabira & 2 Others (Civil Suit 343 of 2023) [2025] UGHCFD 4 (30 January 2025)

The High Court partly allowed a suit over an estate dispute, refusing revocation of letters of administration and damages, but ordering accounts and rent regularization.

  • Letters Of Administration
  • Revocation Of Grant
  • Estate Management
  • Beneficiary Rights
  • Letters-of-administration
  • Revocation-of-grant
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Civil Procedure [2024] UGHCLD 294

Bakaine v Sessanga

Bakaine v Sessanga (Miscellaneous Application 2767 of 2024) [2024] UGHCLD 294 (10 December 2024)

The High Court struck out a land suit because the respondents lacked valid letters of administration and therefore had no locus standi to sue.

  • Cause Of Action
  • Locus Standi
  • Letters Of Administration
  • Revocation Of Grant
  • Locus-standi
  • Cause-of-action
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Family And Children [2024] UGHC 1136

Kiyengo and 2 Others v Byangire Asiimwe

Kiyengo and 2 Others v Byangire Asiimwe (Miscellaneous Application 33 of 2033) [2024] UGHC 1136 (18 October 2024)

The High Court at Hoima dismissed an application to revoke letters of administration, holding the estate had already been distributed under a prior consent judgment.

  • Letters Of Administration
  • Revocation Of Grant
  • Estate Distribution
  • Letters-of-administration
  • Revocation-of-grant
  • Estate-distribution
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Land And Property [2024] UGHC 909

Nampa v Ssebagalamba

Nampa v Ssebagalamba (Civil Suit 110 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 909 (3 October 2024)

The High Court at Kiboga revoked letters of administration obtained by the defendant after finding, on unchallenged evidence, that he fraudulently misrepresented his relationship to the deceased.

  • Letters Of Administration
  • Fraudulent Obtainment
  • Revocation Of Grant
  • Estate Administration
  • Letters-of-administration
  • Revocation-of-grant
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Family And Children [2024] UGHC 842

In the matter of an Application for revocation of the Letters of Administration & a fresh grant instead to Kajumba Gorretti

In the matter of an Application for revocation of the Letters of Administration & a fresh grant instead to Kajumba Gorretti (Miscellaneous Application 75 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 842 (29 August 2024)

The High Court at Fort Portal revoked joint letters of administration after one co-administrator died, and issued a fresh sole grant to the surviving administrator.

  • Letters Of Administration
  • Revocation Of Grant
  • Estate Management
  • Administrator Fitness
  • Beneficiary Consent
  • Letters-of-administration
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Family And Children [2024] UGHC 758

Byampaka v Tumusiime (HCT-01-CV-CS 38 of 2023)

Byampaka v Tumusiime (HCT-01-CV-CS 38 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 758 (20 August 2024)

The High Court revoked letters of administration after finding the defendant had fraudulently excluded the plaintiff and included his property in the estate.

  • Letters Of Administration
  • Revocation Of Grant
  • Fraudulent Inclusion Of Property
  • Beneficiary Exclusion
  • Revocation-of-grant
  • Letters-of-administration
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Civil Procedure [2024] UGHC 575

Wamboya & 2 Others v Wamboya

Wamboya & 2 Others v Wamboya (Miscellaneous Application 227 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 575 (5 July 2024)

The High Court of Uganda struck out a fresh probate-related application as an abuse of process, finding it duplicated earlier proceedings over the same estate.

  • Probate And Administration
  • Abuse Of Court Process
  • Revocation Of Grant
  • Letters Of Administration
  • Abuse-of-court-process
  • Probate-and-administration
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