Uganda Case Law

Agonzibwa Ndagano v Kampala District Land Board and Another

Agonzibwa Ndagano v Kampala District Land Board and Another (Civil Suit No. 728 of 2017) [2025] UGHCLD 118 (25 June 2025)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Suit No. 728 of 2017

Judge

Busingye, J

The plaintiff, as a tenant of the former lessees, did not acquire proprietary rights or legitimate expectation to automatic allocation of the suit land upon expiry or non-renewal of the lease. The principle of legitimate expectation applies to lessees, not sub-tenants. The plaintiff failed to apply for allocation in accordance with the law and did not hold a valid power of attorney for the lessees. The 1st defendant lawfully allocated the land to the 2nd defendant after the lessees expressed disinterest and all procedural requirements under the Land Regulations were met, including due diligen…

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• Lease Allocation
• Sitting Tenant Rights
• Legitimate Expectation
• Eviction Procedure
• Fraud In Land Transactions

Elsauko & Anor v Attorney General

Elsauko & Anor v Attorney General (Civil Appeal No. 115 of 2017) [2020] UGCA 100 (10 August 2020)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 115 of 2017

Judge

Kasule, Ag. JA, Egonda-Ntende, JA, Musota, JA

The Court of Appeal held that Civil Suit No. 410 of 2013 was not res judicata and sent the matter back to the High Court for trial.

• Res Judicata
• Judicial Review
• Sitting Tenant Rights
• Allocation Of Government Property
• Res-judicata
• Civil-procedure

Nile Agro Projects Company Limited & Another v Okot

Nile Agro Projects Company Limited & Another v Okot (Civil Appeal No. 164 of 2012) [2020] UGCA 2054 (29 June 2020)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 164 of 2012

Judge

Kakuru, JA, Madrama, JA, Kiryabwire, JA

The Court of Appeal held that the respondent failed to prove joint ownership, contribution, or fraud. The High Court judgment was set aside and the suit dismissed.

• Ownership Disputes
• Burden Of Proof
• Fraud In Property Transactions
• Sitting Tenant Rights
• Ownership-disputes
• Burden-of-proof