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Nabachwa Milly and Others v Kiiza Samuel and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 195 of 2025)

High Court · [2026] UGHC 240 · 2026 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for extension of Letters of Administration and enlargement of time to file inventory
Decision
Letters of Administration extended for two years; Applicants granted leave to file inventory and accounts out of time

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Holding

The court granted extension of Letters of Administration for two years and leave to file inventory out of time. The administration had substantially progressed but remained incomplete due to ongoing subdivision and registration of estate land. The delay was satisfactorily explained as attributable to practical steps necessary for distribution, not neglect. Sufficient cause was demonstrated under sections 273 and 337 of the Succession Act.

Outcome

Letters of Administration extended for two years; Applicants granted leave to file inventory and accounts out of time

Facts

The Applicants are grandchildren of the late Isaya Kulya and were appointed administrators by the High Court on 29th December 2021. The estate comprises family land in Kyaggwe Block 62 Plots 1711, 1712 and 1713 in Mukono District. The land has been distributed among beneficiaries and the Applicants are in the process of subdivision and preparation of individual certificates of title. The grant expired by operation of section 337(2) of the Succession Act on 31st May 2025 before the subdivision process could be completed. Without a subsisting grant, the Applicants cannot lawfully conclude registration and distribution. The beneficiaries support continuation of the grant.

Issues

  1. Whether the court should extend the validity of the Letters of Administration issued on 29th December 2021.
  2. Whether the court should grant enlargement of time for the Applicants to file the inventory and complete administration of the estate.

Orders

  • The Letters of Administration issued to the Applicants on 29th December 2021 in Administration Cause No. HCT-14-FD-AC-175-2021 in respect of the estate of the late Isaya Kulya are hereby renewed and extended for a further period of two (2) years from the date of this ruling.
  • The Applicants are granted leave to file the inventory and accounts of the estate out of time.
  • The Applicants shall within six (6) months from the date of this ruling file an inventory and within one (1) year file a full account of the estate in compliance with section 273 of the Succession Act, Cap 268 as amended.
  • There shall be no order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Extension of Letters of Administration — Sufficient Cause — Succession Act s.337(4)
The court may extend the duration of a grant of Letters of Administration upon sufficient cause being shown, and sufficient cause is demonstrated where administration has substantially progressed but remains incomplete due to practical steps necessary to realise and distribute estate property, and the delay is not attributable to neglect.
Filing of Inventory — Extension of Time — Succession Act s.273
Under section 273(1) of the Succession Act, administrators are required to file an inventory within six months or within such further time as the court may allow, and the court may grant leave to file the inventory out of time where the delay is satisfactorily explained and the extension is necessary to bring the administration to its lawful conclusion.

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Nabachwa Milly and Others v Kiiza Samuel and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 195 of 2025) [2026] UGHC 240 (13 March 2026)
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