Uganda Case Law

Aministrator General ( Suing its Authoritzed Attorney Mawagali) v Mutebi and 2 Others

Aministrator General ( Suing its Authoritzed Attorney Mawagali) v Mutebi and 2 Others (Civil Suit No. 140 of 2009) [2022] UGHCLD 189 (23 September 2022)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Suit No. 140 of 2009

Judge

Keitirima, J

The court found that the Chief Registrar of Titles made a mistake in 1981 by converting 48.4 acres to hectares but maintaining the title measurements as acres, resulting in omission of approximately 20.5 acres from the estate of the late John Baptist Kasasa. The 1st and 2nd defendants purchased and transferred land in acres, not hectares, and their subsequent actions to amend area sizes to hectares and acquire the omitted land were fraudulent. No evidence was adduced of legal acquisition or payment of stamp duty for the excess land. The omitted 20.5 acres remains part of the estate and under…

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• Land Title Conversion Error
• Fraudulent Land Transfer
• Estate Administration
• Limitation Periods
• Stamp Duty Evasion

Wakanyira George David v Kavuya Ben & 2 Ors (HCT - 00 - CC - CS - 560 - 2006) (HCT-00-CC-CS 560 of 2006)

Wakanyira George David v Kavuya Ben & 2 Ors (HCT - 00 - CC - CS - 560 - 2006) (HCT-00-CC-CS 560 of 2006) [2010] UGCommC 21 (23 August 2010)

Court

Commercial Court of Uganda

Case number

HCT-00-CC-CS 560 of 2006

The High Court held the transaction was a sale, not a loan, rejected fraud based on stamp duty issues, and dismissed the plaintiff’s claims with costs.

• Sale Of Land
• Money Lending Transactions
• Fraudulent Transfer
• Stamp Duty Evasion
• Sale-of-land
• Money-lending-transactions