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Ahishakiye Manuel v Mukasa Frank (Civil Application No. 156 of 2024)

High Court · [2025] UGHC 1483 · 2025 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for review of High Court judgment in Civil Appeal No. 78 of 2022, seeking recall and review of orders granting exclusive possession to respondent
Decision
Application for review dismissed; earlier judgment in Civil Appeal No. 78 of 2022 stands

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Holding

Held that no error apparent on the face of the record existed to warrant review. The applicant purchased a beneficial share in a room from a beneficiary who had already transferred her interest to another party. At the time of the applicant's purchase, a third party was in effective possession of the room. The beneficiary's remedy for breach of contract was to sue for the purchase price, not to resell an already transferred interest. Application for review dismissed.

Outcome

Application for review dismissed; earlier judgment in Civil Appeal No. 78 of 2022 stands

Facts

The late Kalema John bequeathed a commercial room to three beneficiaries in equal shares: Kisaakye John, Nakamaanya Sylivia, and Ndaula Geofrey. Kisaakye John purchased Ndaula's share and subdivided the room into two. He then sold one subdivided room to Byamukama Bosco, who later sold it to the respondent Mukasa Frank. Kisaakye John also entered an agreement with his sister Nakamaanya Sylivia to purchase her share, but breached the contract by failing to pay. Nakamaanya subsequently sold her share to the applicant Ahishakiye Manuel. The applicant, having obtained title to the land, sought to evict the respondent. The trial court found for the respondent. On appeal, the High Court set aside the trial court's judgment but ordered that the respondent should continue to occupy his room and enjoy quiet possession. The applicant then brought this application seeking review of that order, arguing he was entitled to joint possession as a co-owner.

Issues

  1. Whether the application discloses any grounds to justify the court's review of its judgment

Orders

  • Application for review dismissed.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — Grounds for Review — Error Apparent on Face of Record
For a court to exercise its powers of review under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the applicant must prove: (1) that there is a mistake or manifest error apparent on the face of the record; (2) that there is discovery of new and important evidence which after exercise of due diligence was not within the applicant's knowledge or could not be produced at the time the decree was passed or order made; or (3) that any other sufficient reason exists, which must be read in line with the first two grounds.
Land & Property — Sale of Property — Transfer of Beneficial Interest — Effect of Prior Transfer
Where a beneficial owner has already transferred her interest in property to a third party who is in effective possession, the beneficial owner cannot validly resell that interest to another purchaser. The fact that the original transferee breached the contract to pay does not automatically restore the beneficial owner's right to resell; the proper remedy is to sue for breach of contract and recovery of the agreed purchase price.
Land & Property — Purchaser's Knowledge — Purchase of Property Already Sold
It is improper for a purchaser who is aware that property has been sold to a third party and that the third party is in effective possession to purport to purchase the same property from a person whose beneficial share no longer exists. Such a purchase cannot confer valid title or possessory rights.

Legislation cited (8)

Cases cited (1)

  • FX Mubuuke v UEB (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 98 of 2005)

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Ahishakiye Manuel v Mukasa Frank (Civil Application No. 156 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 1483 (16 December 2025)
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