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Lutaaya & Anor v Kasirivu (Misc. Application No. 105 of 2015)

High Court · [2015] UGHCCD 133 · 2015 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for temporary injunction arising from civil suit
Decision
Temporary injunction granted pending determination of the main suit

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Holding

Held that the applicants, who claimed an equitable interest in the suit land having purchased from the beneficiaries of the estate with the administrator's consent, had established grounds for a temporary injunction. The respondents, claiming customary tenure, were to remain on the upper part of the land while the applicants occupied the wetland area pending determination of the main suit.

Outcome

Temporary injunction granted pending determination of the main suit

Facts

The applicants claimed to have purchased land comprised in Block 88, Plot 3 from beneficiaries of the Estate of the late Mujabi Erasto with the consent of the estate administrator. They alleged that the respondents had started allocating themselves portions of the suit land and destroying the applicants' property. The respondents countered that they had been in occupation of the suit land since the 1970s as customary occupants, and that the applicants were illegally fencing off portions of the land. At the hearing, the applicants' counsel indicated that the applicants' activities were in the wetland area while the respondents' customary holdings were on the upper land. The respondents claimed the applicants were fencing off their bibanjas to create a farm without compensation.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicants had established grounds for the grant of a temporary injunction.
  2. Whether the balance of convenience favoured the applicants or the respondents.

Orders

  • Application for temporary injunction allowed.
  • The respondents are to remain on the upper part of the suit land and the applicants will remain on the wetland area they are occupying.
  • None of the parties should interfere with the above position.
  • The order will be in force until the determination of the head suit.
  • Costs will abide by the results of the head suit.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Requirements for Grant of Temporary Injunction
In considering applications for temporary injunctions, courts will consider: (1) whether there is a prima facie case with a likelihood of success; (2) whether the applicant must prove irreparable damage not capable of atonement; and (3) whether the balance of convenience favours the applicant.
Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Balance of Convenience Test
When the court is in doubt, it will decide the application for temporary injunction on the balance of convenience, considering whether the inconveniences likely to issue from withholding the injunction would be greater than those likely to arise from granting it.
Land & Property — Equitable Interest — Purchase from Estate Beneficiaries
Where applicants purchase land from beneficiaries of an estate with the knowledge and consent of the estate administrator, this gives credence to their claim of an equitable interest in the land, even where they have not yet obtained certificates of title.

Legislation cited (1)

Cases cited (1)

  • Robert Kavuma v Hotel International (SCCA 8 of 1990)

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Lutaaya & Anor Vs Kasirivu (Misc. Application No. 105 of 2015) [2015] UGHCCD 133 (8 June 2015)
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