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Mukundane Fide v Vincent Senyondo (Deceased) [2026] UGHC 188

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to revoke and substitute executor on expired grant of probate, arising from Administration Cause 209 of 1997
Decision
Application dismissed for lack of locus standi; applicant advised to apply for letters of administration with will annexed

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Holding

A grant of probate that has expired by operation of section 337(2) of the Succession Act cannot be revoked because it is no longer valid. Only a named executor in an expired grant has locus standi to apply for renewal under section 337(4). An applicant not named as executor in the original grant lacks standing to seek renewal and must instead apply for letters of administration with will annexed.

Outcome

Application dismissed for lack of locus standi; applicant advised to apply for letters of administration with will annexed

Facts

Vincent Senyondo was granted probate to the estate of the late John Bwesigye on 30 October 1997. Senyondo died on 12 March 2024. Under section 337(2) of the Succession Act, the grant expired on 31 May 2025. On 15 October 2025, Mukundane Fide (widow) applied to revoke Senyondo's name from the grant, extend the probate, and have it granted to her. The applicant was not named as an executor in the original grant. The beneficiaries consented to the application.

Issues

  1. Whether the court can revoke a grant of probate that has already expired by operation of law.
  2. Whether the applicant, who was not named as an executor in the original grant, has locus standi to seek renewal of an expired grant of probate.
  3. Whether the court can extend a grant of probate after it has expired.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.

Rules and key headnotes

Probate — Expired Grants — Revocation
A court cannot revoke a grant of probate that has already expired by operation of law under section 337(2) of the Succession Act, as the grant is no longer valid and there is nothing to revoke.
Probate — Renewal — Locus Standi
Under section 337(4) of the Succession Act, only a named executor in a grant of probate has locus standi to file an application for renewal of an expired grant; a person not named as executor lacks standing to seek renewal.
Probate — Expiry — Transitional Provisions
A grant of probate issued before 31 May 2022 remains in force for three years from that date under section 337(2) of the Succession Act, expiring on 31 May 2025 by operation of law.
Letters of Administration — With Will Annexed — Remedy
Where an executor named in a will has died and the grant of probate has expired, beneficiaries who were not named as executors should apply for letters of administration with will annexed rather than seek renewal of the expired grant.

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Mukundane Fide v Vincent Senyondo (Deceased) 2026 UGHC 188 (6 March 2026)
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