Kachra Investiment Company Limited v Mbale Municipal Council Local Covernment and 2 Others
Kachra Investiment Company Limited v Mbale Municipal Council Local Covernment and 2 Others (Civil Appeal No. 193 of 2014) [2021] UGCA 60 (25 August 2021)
The Court of Appeal held that Plot 15A Bishop Wasike Road and Plot 20 Malukhu Road are not the same property; the suit land is Plot 15A Bishop Wasike Road. The 1st respondent's lease, granted in 1959, was not extinguished by the abolition of statutory leases under the 1995 Constitution, as confirmed by Supreme Court precedent. The appellant's certificate of title for Plot 20 Malukhu Road was fraudulently and irregularly obtained, with no valid supporting documentation or Land Board minutes. The allocation of a lease to the appellant was invalid, as it was granted while the 1st respondent's le…
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- Leasehold Title Disputes
- Statutory Lease Abolition
- Fraudulent Land Registration
- Equitable Interest In Land
- Injunctions
- Damages Award