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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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October 2019
Abdul Nasser v Mugenyi & Anor (Misc. Application No.643 of 2019) [2019] UGHCLD 59 (15 October 2019)
Court set aside dismissal caused by its own error and reinstated the suit for sufficient cause and prompt applicant diligence.
Civil procedure – Reinstatement of suit – O.9 r.18 and Section 98 C.P.A. – Court’s inadvertent dismissal of a stayed suit – sufficiency of cause and diligence for setting aside dismissal; relevance of service timing where suit already dismissed.
 15 October 2019
Kiconco Medard V Hon. Persis Namuganza & 148 Others (Consolidated Civil Suits No. 1036 of 2018 & No. 165 of 2019) [2019] UGHCLD 56 (4 October 2019)
Whether respondents’ occupation was unlawful and whether officials’ temporary measures justified continued occupation.
Land law – trespass – nature of Bibanja interests – purchaser’s title dependant on vendor’s authority; purchases from an unauthorised seller may be void. Burden of proof – civil standard; plaintiff must prove allegations on balance of probabilities. Public officials – temporary directives or sympathy pending investigation do not constitute conferral of land rights. Administrative law/estoppel – legitimate expectation/estoppel may require compensation where owner validated occupancy. Physical planning – KCCA’s enforcement constrained by existing court orders and boundary uncertainty.
 4 October 2019