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Mpanga v Twabaje and 3 Others (Miscellaneous Cause No. 55 of 2020)

High Court · [2022] UGHCLD 105 · 2022 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for consequential order under Section 177 of the Registration of Titles Act following judgment in lower court
Decision
Application dismissed; applicant must seek compensation or payment for kibanja interest through alternative remedies

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Holding

The High Court dismissed the application for a consequential order under Section 177 of the Registration of Titles Act. The court held that a kibanja is not an interest recognised under the Registration of Titles Act, and therefore a person who has recovered a kibanja cannot seek a consequential order to cancel registered titles, even if recovered from a registered proprietor. The proper remedy is compensation or paying off the interest.

Outcome

Application dismissed; applicant must seek compensation or payment for kibanja interest through alternative remedies

Facts

The applicant obtained judgment in the Chief Magistrate's Court declaring him the rightful owner of a kibanja on land comprised in Block 458 plots 184, 185 and 187 at Wabusanke, Wakiso District. The lower court ordered that the respondents not interfere with the applicant's quiet possession until his interest was settled or compensated. The applicant then applied to the High Court Land Division under Section 177 of the Registration of Titles Act seeking orders to cancel the respondents' registered titles and restore his name as proprietor. The respondents did not enter appearance and the application proceeded ex parte.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant, having recovered a kibanja interest in lower court proceedings, is entitled to a consequential order under Section 177 of the Registration of Titles Act directing cancellation and restoration of registered titles.

Orders

  • Application dismissed summarily.
  • No order as to costs, respondents having not entered appearance.

Rules and key headnotes

Land & Property — Consequential Orders — Section 177 Registration of Titles Act — Scope of Application
Section 177 of the Registration of Titles Act applies only to land, estates or interests registered under the Registration of Titles Act, and a person seeking a consequential order must prove recovery of such registered land or interest from a registered proprietor.
Land & Property — Kibanja Interests — Status under Registration of Titles Act
A kibanja is not an interest recognised under the Registration of Titles Act, and a person who has recovered a kibanja, even from a registered proprietor, cannot seek a consequential order under Section 177 to cancel registered titles.
Land & Property — Kibanja Interests — Remedies Available to Kibanja Holders
The proper remedy for a kibanja owner who has obtained judgment recognising their interest is to seek compensation or payment for that interest, not cancellation of the registered proprietor's title.

Legislation cited (4)

Cases cited (6)

  • Nabukeera v Nansikombi and Others (HCMC No. 42 of 2011)
  • Re Ivan Mutaka [1981] HCB 28
  • Andrea Lwanga versus Registrar of Titles
  • Darlington Kampama v The Registrar of Titles (HCMC No. 12 of 2013)
  • Re Habib Lubwama [1991] HCB 74
  • Ssetuba Misairi v The Registrar of Titles (HCMA No. 55 of 2011)

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Mpanga_v_Twabaje_and_3_Others_(Miscellaneous_Cause_No._55_of_2020)_[2022]_UGHCLD_105_(9_March_2022)
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