Kiyira & 20 Others v Commissioner for Land Registration
Kiyira & 20 Others v Commissioner for Land Registration (Civil Suit 35 of 2018) [2024] UGHC 291 (22 March 2024)
The Commissioner Land Registration acted outside her jurisdiction by cancelling the Plaintiffs' Certificates of Title on grounds of fraud, as Section 91 of the Land Act does not confer such power; only a court can determine fraud. The cancellation was therefore unlawful. The Defendants failed to prove fraud against the 1st Plaintiff to the required standard, and the particulars of fraud were not substantiated by evidence. The Plaintiffs and their predecessors have been in continuous, open, and exclusive possession of the land for over 12 years, satisfying the requirements for adverse possessi…
Source excerpt
- Title Cancellation
- Adverse Possession
- Limitation Periods
- Fraud In Land Registration
- Succession Certificates
- Injunctive Relief