Uganda Case Law

Nabukalu A.K.A Betty Nabukalu v Najjuma and Another

Nabukalu A.K.A Betty Nabukalu v Najjuma and Another (Miscellaneous Cause No. I24 of 2024) [2025] UGHCLD 100 (24 June 2025)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Cause No. I24 of 2024

Judge

Kaahwa, J

The application was unopposed, and the documentary evidence, including the translated agreement, established that the parties had agreed to subdivide the suit property. The applicant's averments were uncontroverted due to the respondents' failure to file a reply. The court found sufficient grounds to grant the subdivision and ordered the creation of a separate certificate of title for the applicant's interest, relying on the principle that unchallenged affidavits are accepted as true and the parties' documented agreement to subdivide the land.

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• Subdivision Of Land
• Certificate Of Title
• Estate Beneficiaries
• Uncontested Application

Mabonga & 2 Others v Uganda Land Commission

Mabonga & 2 Others v Uganda Land Commission (Civil Suit 19 of 2014) [2024] UGHC 994 (15 August 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 19 of 2014

Judge

Namundi, J

The High Court at Mbale held that the Uganda Land Commission irregularly subdivided Plot 10 Bughokho Road, cancelled resulting titles, and granted the plaintiffs possession and injunctions.

• Fraudulent Land Registration
• Trespass To Land
• Land Title Cancellation
• Subdivision Of Land
• Injunctive Relief
• Land-title-cancellation

Biwaga v Driciru

Biwaga v Driciru (Civil Suit 14 of 2013) [2024] UGHC 499 (26 March 2024)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 14 of 2013

Judge

Oyuko Anthony Ojok, J

The High Court of Uganda held that the disputed land was lawfully leased as public land to two tenants in common and ordered equal subdivision between their estates.

• Leasehold Title Disputes
• Tenancy In Common
• Customary Land Claims
• Subdivision Of Land
• Burden Of Proof
• Leasehold-title-disputes

Musiime and Another v Mubezi and 2 Others

Musiime and Another v Mubezi and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 690 of 2022) [2023] UGHCLD 420 (2 December 2023)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 690 of 2022

Judge

Naluzze Aisha Batala, J

The High Court granted a conditional consequential order for vacant possession of land, to take effect after subdivision and issuance of titles, with no costs awarded.

• Vacant Possession
• Consequential Orders
• Fraudulent Acquisition Of Title
• Subdivision Of Land
• Execution Of Judgment
• Vacant-possession

Sekubwa v Tinkasimire & 7 Others

Sekubwa v Tinkasimire & 7 Others (Miscellaneous Application 3070 of 2023) [2023] UGHCLD 449 (29 November 2023)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Application 3070 of 2023

Judge

Naluzze Aisha Batala, J

The applicant has demonstrated a subsisting equitable interest in the suit land, as established by prior court orders cancelling the subdivision and restoring title to him. The orders sought in civil suit No.620 of 2021 would affect the applicant's interests, making his presence necessary for the complete and effective adjudication of all questions involved. The law under Order 1 Rule 10(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules and relevant case law supports the addition of a party whose interests are directly affected, regardless of whether there is a cause of action against them. Joinder is also jus…

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• Joinder Of Parties
• Equitable Interest In Land
• Subdivision Of Land
• Cancellation Of Title
• Multiplicity Of Suits

Sewaya v Kikonyogo Investiments Limited and 3 Others

Sewaya v Kikonyogo Investiments Limited and 3 Others (Miscellaneous Appeal 3 of 2023) [2023] UGHCLD 269 (31 August 2023)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Appeal 3 of 2023

Judge

Kanyange, J

The court found that the appellant failed to demonstrate possession or imminent threat to the disputed land, as he had been evicted from part of the land and the remainder had been subdivided and sold to third parties who were now in possession and developing the property. The Registrar correctly applied the principles for granting interim orders, which require proof of a pending substantive application and a serious threat to the status quo. The appellant did not establish the current registration status or nexus between the respondents and the suit land, nor did he specify which registerabl…

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• Interim Injunctions
• Status Quo Preservation
• Equitable Interest
• Kibanja Rights
• Subdivision Of Land
• Appellate Review

Mugisha Vs Kobusingye (Misc Application No. 173 of 2017)

Mugisha Vs Kobusingye (Misc Application No. 173 of 2017) [2017] UGCA 51 (20 November 2017)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Misc Application No. 173 of 2017

The Court of Appeal declined an interim injunction, finding no credible evidence of imminent interference or threatened execution affecting the suit property.

• Interim Injunction
• Stay Of Execution
• Quiet Enjoyment
• Subdivision Of Land
• Interim-injunction
• Stay-of-execution

Nabamba & Ors v Semakula & Ors

Nabamba & Ors v Semakula & Ors (Civil Suit No. 385 of 2008) [2017] UGHCLD 116 (10 April 2017)

Court

HC: Land Division (Uganda)

Case number

Civil Suit No. 385 of 2008

Judge

Namundi, J

The High Court dismissed a land dispute over a 3-acre kibanja, finding no proof of exact acreage, no valid capacity to sell estate land, and res judicata.

• Customary Tenure
• Mailo Interest
• Fraud In Land Transactions
• Bonafide Purchaser
• Subdivision Of Land
• Res Judicata