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.

 

Physical address
Twed Towers, along Kafu Road, Nakasero, Kampala.
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December 2021
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14 December 2021
Title issued over land gazetted as central forest reserve is void; NFA lawfully managed and evicted occupants; trespass and conversion claims dismissed.
• Forest law – land gazetted as central forest reserve – effect on subsequent private title issuance • Validity of certificate of title obtained over land that was part of a gazetted reserve • National Forestry Authority’s statutory mandate to manage central forest reserves and lawfulness of eviction • Trespass and possession – requirement of legal interest • Malicious damage/conversion – need for direct evidence and proof of agency/vicarious liability
13 December 2021
Forgery of the sale memorandum nullified the transfer; property declared abandoned and reverts to the Departed Asians Custodian Board.
Land law – Alleged sale of departed Asians’ land – Forensic document analysis finds memorandum of sale forged – No lawful acquisition; Expropriated Properties Act applies – Cancellation of title by Registrar irregular but reinstatement refused to avoid perpetuating fraud – Beneficiary claims failed where NIRA records and evidence not rebutted.
7 December 2021