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AllisatiMiya & Ors v Haji Musa Hasahya & Anor (HCT-O4-FC- CS-009-2013)

High Court · [2015] UGHCFD 34 · 2015 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Consolidated suits seeking revocation of letters of administration arising from Administration Cause No. 10 of 2011
Decision
Letters of administration revoked and granted to Administrator General

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Holding

Court revoked letters of administration granted to two administrators who failed to serve the best interests of the estate and beneficiaries, as evidenced by wrangles among beneficiaries, exclusion of some beneficiaries, disagreement between co-administrators, failure to file inventory within six months, and waste of estate property. Court granted letters of administration to the Administrator General under peculiar circumstances where parties could not agree on suitable administrators.

Outcome

Letters of administration revoked and granted to Administrator General

Facts

The late Haji Yunusu Miya's estate was the subject of Administration Cause No. 10 of 2011, in which letters of administration were granted to Musa Hasahya and Ali Miya. Two consolidated suits were subsequently filed seeking revocation of these letters. An order recalling the letters was issued on 12 July 2013, and the matters were sent for arbitration. Following arbitration, evidence emerged that the administrators had failed in their duties: wrangles existed among beneficiaries, some beneficiaries were excluded, the two co-administrators disagreed with each other, no inventory was filed within the statutory six-month period, and estate property had gone to waste due to the wrangles. Counsel for one of the parties applied for letters to be granted to the Administrator General.

Issues

  1. Whether the letters of administration granted to the defendants should be revoked.
  2. Whether letters of administration should be granted to the Administrator General.

Orders

  • Letters of administration granted under Administration Cause No. 10 of 2011 to Musa Hasahya and Ali Miya are revoked.
  • Both Musa Hasahya and Ali Miya to cease forthwith from dealing with any estate matters of the late Yunusu Miya.
  • Letters of administration to the estate of the late Yunusu Miya deceased of Budira, Kachonga sub-county, Butaleja district, granted to the Administrator General.
  • Each party to bear their own costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Revocation of Letters of Administration — Grounds — Failure of Administrators to Perform Duties
Letters of administration may be revoked where administrators fail to serve the best interests of the estate and beneficiaries, including where there are wrangles among beneficiaries, some beneficiaries are excluded, co-administrators disagree with each other, no inventory is filed within the statutory period, and estate property goes to waste.
Administrator General — Grant of Letters — Peculiar Circumstances
Under section 4(5)(a) and section 6(2) of the Administrator General's Act, the court may grant letters of administration to the Administrator General where peculiar circumstances warrant such action, including where parties have failed to agree on possible administrators who will serve the interests of all beneficiaries.
Administrators — Statutory Duties — Failure to File Inventory
Administrators have a statutory duty under section 234(1)(d) and (e) of the Succession Act to file an inventory within six months, and failure to do so constitutes grounds for revocation of the grant.

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AllisatiMiya & Ors v Haji Musa Hasahya & Anor (HCT-O4-FC- CS-009-2013) [2015] UGHCFD 34 (30 July 2015)
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