Yukio Investment Company Ltd v Administrator General and Another
Yukio Investment Company Ltd v Administrator General and Another (Civil Suit No. 271 of 2018) [2023] UGHC 22 (23 January 2023)
The Plaintiff, having purchased a leasehold interest that was never registered, did not acquire a legal interest in the suit land enforceable against third parties such as the Defendants. The Defendants had no notice of the Plaintiff's interest and were not parties to the transaction. The Plaintiff's rights, if any, are enforceable only against the vendors from whom it purchased the land, not against the Defendants who acted lawfully in cancelling the title. The Plaintiff lacks locus standi and the suit discloses no cause of action against the Defendants. The suit is therefore dismissed with…
Source excerpt
- Locus Standi
- Cause Of Action
- Unregistered Instruments
- Leasehold Interest
- Title Cancellation