[2024] UGHCLD 62

[2024] UGHCLD 62

The court found that the plaintiff is the registered proprietor of the suit land (Busiro Block 493 plot 42) and has maintained exclusive possession since 1992. The defendants' claim of a kibanja interest was unsupported by documentary evidence specifying boundaries, size, or payment of busulu to the plaintiff as...

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Citation
[2024] UGHCLD 62
Parties
Plaintiff: Namukasa Mary Grace; Defendant: Nakyeyune Mukasa Gerald; Defendant: Mukasa Gerald & Anor
Court
HC: Land Division (Uganda)
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Number
Civil Suit 380 of 2021
Procedural Posture
Civil Suit / Judgment
Outcome
judgment for the plaintiff
Judges
Asiimwe, J
Legal Topics
Trespass to Land, Registered Proprietorship, Kibanja Interest, Burden of Proof, Remedies and Damages
Source Language
en
Land and Property Civil Procedure Trespass to Land Registered Proprietorship Kibanja Interest Burden of Proof Remedies and Damages

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Parties

Namukasa Mary Grace

Plaintiff

Nakyeyune Mukasa Gerald

Defendant

Mukasa Gerald & Anor

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Suit / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the defendants are trespassers to the suit land.
  2. 2 Whether the plaintiff is entitled to the remedies sought.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the plaintiff is the registered proprietor of the suit land (Busiro Block 493 plot 42) and has maintained exclusive possession since 1992. The defendants' claim of a kibanja interest was unsupported by documentary evidence specifying boundaries, size, or payment of busulu to the plaintiff as landlord. The court held that the defendants' occupation and activities on the suit land from 2019 constituted trespass, as their purported kibanja interest was not proven to extend to the plaintiff's land. The preliminary objections raised by the defendants were dismissed as lacking merit. The court declared the plaintiff entitled to exclusive possession, found the defendants to...

Court Disposition

judgment for the plaintiff

Orders

  • A declaration that the plaintiff is the rightful owner of the suit property.
  • A declaration that the defendants and their agents have no interest in the suit property.