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Dingkuii v Mugisha and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 1514 of 2019)

High Court · [2022] UGHCLD 213 · 2022 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to review and set aside a consent order entered in Miscellaneous Cause No. 71 of 2018
Decision
Consent order set aside; applicant's leasehold interest restored

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Holding

The High Court set aside a consent order cancelling the applicant's leasehold interest, finding it was fraudulently obtained without the applicant's participation, knowledge, or consent. The court held that the applicant did not instruct counsel who purported to represent him and did not sign the consent order, making the deprivation of his leasehold rights fraudulent.

Outcome

Consent order set aside; applicant's leasehold interest restored

Facts

The applicant, a South Sudanese national, purchased leasehold land (Kyadondo Block 226 Plot 691 at Buto) from Isah Musoke and was registered for a 99-year lease. He took possession and fenced the land. In May 2019, he discovered his fence demolished and learned that the 1st respondent had filed Miscellaneous Cause No. 71 of 2018 seeking cancellation of his lease on grounds of non-payment of ground rent and premium. A consent order was entered on 23 October 2018 cancelling the applicant's lease. The applicant alleged he never received court documents, never instructed the law firm that purported to represent him (M/S Nsubuga K.S & Co. Advocates), never appeared before the Deputy Registrar, and his signature on the consent order was forged. The 1st respondent claimed he purchased the land from Hakim Kasirye and Jagwer Benedict, subdivided it into plots 786-797, and sold it to third parties.

Issues

  1. Whether the Consent Order issued under Miscellaneous Cause No. 71 of 2018 ought to be set aside?

Orders

  • The Consent Order issued under Miscellaneous Cause No. 71 of 2018 is set aside.
  • Costs awarded to the Applicant.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Consent Orders — Review and Setting Aside — Grounds for Review
A consent order may be set aside on grounds of fraud, mistake, collusion, misapprehension or ignorance of material facts, agreement contrary to court policy, or any other reason which would enable the court to set aside an agreement.
Civil Procedure — Consent Orders — Fraud — Lack of Participation by Party
Where a party did not participate in proceedings leading to a consent order, did not instruct counsel who purported to represent him, and did not appear before the court to execute the consent, the consent order is fraudulently obtained and must be set aside.
Land & Property — Leasehold Interests — Cancellation — Fraudulent Consent Order
A leasehold interest cannot be validly cancelled through a consent order obtained without the leaseholder's knowledge, participation, or consent, regardless of whether the lessor claims the leaseholder breached lease terms.

Legislation cited (9)

Cases cited (3)

  • Mohamed Alibhai Vs W.E Bukenya Mukasa & DAPC B
  • Yahaya Walusimbi v Justine Nakalanzi and 4 Others (Civil Appeal No. 386 of 2018)
  • Hirani v Kassam [1952] EA 131

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