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HC: Land Division (Uganda)

The Land Division is a Division created at the High Court Head office at Kampala.

The Division is charged with the following functions:Responsibility of supervising the work of Land Tribunals, the adjudication of all land related dispute fall under this Division. The land Division is established with three judges with a separate registry for the Division .There is a Registrar for the Land Division who doubles as the Registrar of the Land Tribunals. A desk office was also established under the office of the Registrar to handle the activities of the District Land Tribunals.

 

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Twed Towers, along Kafu Road, Nakasero, Kampala.
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August 1998
R. M. Patel and Others v Attorney General and Others (Civil Suit 54 of 1995) [1998] UGHCLD 2 (4 August 1998)
Claims dismissed for failure to appeal the Minister’s disposals under the Expropriated Properties Act.
Expropriated Properties Act 1982 – nullification of pre‑existing transfers and mortgages upon Act’s commencement; Minister’s exclusive power to issue repossession or purchase certificates; procedural requirement to appeal Ministerial disposals under s.14 and Regulation 15 within 30 days; DAPCB lacks power to grant repossession certificates; court will not set aside Ministerial certificate absent statutory appeal/hearing.
 4 August 1998
July 1998
Walugembe v Habib Kagimu (Civil Suit 84 of 1997) [1998] UGHCLD 1 (22 July 1998)
Defendant breached sale agreement and unlawfully evicted plaintiff; plaintiff awarded unpaid balance and special damages.
* Contract law – sale of land – clear contractual language determines purchase price. * Contract variation – interpretation of deed and whether it alters original sale price. * Breach of contract – failure to pay agreed balance constitutes breach. * Eviction law – wrongful eviction under warrant for distress where tenancy and rent arrears not proven. * Damages – strict proof of special damages by invoices and evidence.
 22 July 1998
February 1998
Gatare v Parkash Kaur and Others (Civil Suit 106 of 1995) [1998] UGHCLD 3 (3 February 1998)
Registrar lawfully exercised statutory power to impound and correct title; preliminary objection overruled.
* Land law – Registrar of Titles – Power to require surrender, cancel or correct certificates of title – s.178(a) and related provisions – Registrar may act where entries are erroneous, misdescribed, wrongfully obtained or retained; decision stands until set aside by court.
 3 February 1998