Mwesigye v Kisiriko (Civil Suit No. 522 of 2012)
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Holding
Held that administrators of an estate who are registered proprietors of mailo land may recover possession from occupants who have not paid busuulu and have no legally recognised interest. A purported sale of a kibanja without written permission from the registered owner is void ab initio. Defendants who entered and occupied land without authorisation committed trespass. Judgment for plaintiff with vacant possession ordered.
Outcome
Judgment entered for plaintiff; defendants declared trespassers; vacant possession ordered
Facts
The plaintiffs are administrators of the estate of the late Israel Cook, who died in 1986, and are registered proprietors of land in Kyadondo Block 200, plot 102 (now 1798) at Kawempe. The first defendant dealt in the suit land without consent or authorisation from the plaintiffs and purportedly sold portions to the second defendant. The plaintiffs engaged Local Council offices to resolve the dispute amicably but the defendants ignored these efforts. The plaintiffs obtained Letters of Administration and subsequently brought suit. The defendants did not prove payment of busuulu after 1998 when the grant was obtained. The matter proceeded ex parte with defendants absent.
Issues
- Whether the purported sale and transfer of the suit kibanja between the defendants was valid.
- Whether the defendants are trespassers on the suit land.
Orders
- Declaration that the defendants are trespassers on the suit land granted.
- Declaration that the plaintiffs are the legitimate owners of the land situate in Kyadondo Block 200 plot 102 (now 1798) at Kawempe as administrators of the estate of the late Israel Cook granted.
- Declaration that the transactions entered into between the defendants in respect of the land comprised in Kyadondo Block 200 plot 102 (now 1798) at Kawempe are null and void granted.
- Order of vacant possession against the defendants granted.
- Costs awarded to the plaintiff.
Rules and key headnotes
Legislation cited (2)
- Land Act (as amended 2004)
- Succession Act Cap 162
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