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Nkola Joseph v Kanyago Milika and Others (Civil Appeal No. 101 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 454 (26 June 2025)
The High Court dismissed a land appeal, finding the appellant failed to prove purchase of the disputed land and that contradictions undermined his evidence.
Muwonge and 2 Others v Nalubega and 3 Others (HCT-05-CV-CA 27 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 68 (20 February 2025)
The High Court dismissed an appeal over family land, holding the respondents proved a valid gift inter vivos and the appellants were trespassers.
Forte Concrete Limited v Muwanga and Another (Civil Appeal 53 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCD 166 (25 October 2024)
The High Court held that the respondents, as beneficiaries of the estate of the late landlord, had locus standi to sue for recovery of the property to protect the estate, even without letters of administration, as the appellant's continued occupation after expiry of the fixed-term tenancy endangered the estate. The tenancy agreement was for a fixed term of five years, expiring by effluxion of time on 30th April 2023, and the twelve months' notice provision applied only to premature termination, not to expiry. The appellant could not invoke the notice clause after the tenancy had lapsed, and t…
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Kikonyogo v Namawuba & 2 Others (Civil Appeal 27 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 1174 (24 September 2024)
The High Court allowed a land appeal over a kibanja dispute, set aside the magistrate’s judgment, and held the appellant’s side had shown lawful acquisition.
Musoke v Kavuma Nakate (Civil Appeal 88 of 2017) [2024] UGHCLD 224 (20 September 2024)
High Court land appeal allowed: the respondent failed to prove purchase or lawful occupancy of the kibanja, and the court treated the occupier as a licensee.
Nokrach v Langoya (Civil Suit 3 of 2019) [2024] UGHC 363 (23 May 2024)
The High Court in Gulu declared that disputed land in Pama Village belongs to the estate of the late Enoci Oweka, rejecting the defendant’s claim through Timothy Langoya.
Namayanja v Namuyiga and 2 Other (Civil Suit 28 of 2020) [2024] UGHC 193 (3 April 2024)
The High Court held that the defendants were not trespassers, found the plaintiff’s title illegally obtained, and ordered cancellation of the registration.
Byomuhangi v Rugumya (Civil Miscellaneous Application 57 of 2023) [2023] UGHCCD 278 (15 September 2023)
The High Court appointed the respondent as administrator ad litem to represent the deceased respondent’s estate and substituted him in a pending civil appeal.
Nakalyana and 4 Others v Kaggwa (HCT-00-LD-CS-2443-2015) [2023] UGHCLD 278 (29 August 2023)
The court upheld the plaintiffs’ title to the land, rejected fraud allegations, but held that the defendant is a bona fide occupant protected by land law.
Namayanja v Kaggwa (Miscellaneous Cause 120 of 2020) [2023] UGHCLD 293 (31 May 2023)
The High Court dismissed an application to remove caveats over estate land, holding that the respondent had a caveatable interest and reasonable cause to protect beneficiaries.
