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Bulya Hallen Nakaggwa v Kasozi Shafik and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 7723 of 2025)

High Court · [2026] UGHCFD 29 · 2026 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for extension of Letters of Administration and leave to file inventory out of time arising from Administration Cause
Decision
Extension of Letters of Administration granted conditionally for a further period of two years upon filing of inventory and account within one month

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Holding

Held that where an administrator has not filed an inventory due to ongoing litigation to recover estate property fraudulently transferred, and the deceased left only one surviving beneficiary, the court may grant an extension of Letters of Administration conditional upon the administrator first filing an inventory and account within one month covering the period already held.

Outcome

Extension of Letters of Administration granted conditionally for a further period of two years upon filing of inventory and account within one month

Facts

The Applicant was granted Letters of Administration for her late father's estate on 19 December 2012 vide Administration Cause No. 987 of 2012. Upon obtaining the grant, she discovered that land comprised in Busiro Block 287 Plot 45 at Nabukalu-Mumyuka in Wakiso District forming part of the estate had been fraudulently transferred and registered in the name of one Resty Nasuuna. The Applicant filed Civil Suit No. 90 of 2018 in the High Court at Mpigi to recover the land, which was later transferred to the Family Division and then to the High Court at Wakiso where it remains pending. The Letters of Administration expired on 31 May 2025. The Applicant failed to file an inventory because she had not recovered the estate land. The deceased left two children, one of whom died, leaving the Applicant as the sole surviving beneficiary.

Issues

  1. Whether there is sufficient cause to warrant the grant of the application for extension of Letters of Administration and leave to file inventory out of time.

Orders

  • Application allowed.
  • The Applicant shall file an inventory and account of the estate of the Late Semu Apolo Kironde within one month from the date of this Ruling accounting for the period they had the Letters of Administration.
  • Upon satisfactorily complying with the above orders, renewed Letters of Administration shall be granted to the Applicant for a further period of two (2) years in respect of the estate of the Late Semu Apolo Kironde.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Letters of Administration — Extension of Validity — Conditions under Succession Act s.256(3)
Under Section 256(3) of the Succession Act, the court may extend the period of validity of Letters of Administration where it is satisfied that it is in the best interest of the beneficiaries and the administrator has complied with the provisions of the Act or any condition to which the grant is subject, and has obtained consent from all beneficiaries.
Letters of Administration — Inventory and Account — Requirement for Compliance before Extension
Compliance with the requirement to file an inventory and account under Section 273(1) of the Succession Act is a condition precedent under Section 256(3)(b)(i) before the court may extend the validity of Letters of Administration.
Letters of Administration — Extension — Conditional Grant where Inventory Not Filed
Where an administrator has failed to file an inventory due to ongoing litigation to recover estate property, the court may grant an extension of Letters of Administration conditionally, requiring the administrator to first file an inventory and account within a specified period before renewed letters are issued.

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Bulya Hallen Nakaggwa v Kasozi Shafik and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 7723 of 2025) [2026] UGHCFD 29 (23 March 2026)
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