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Nama Estates Ltd v Kanyike Aamba & Anor (Civil Suit No. 42 of 2011)

High Court · [2013] UGHCCD 93 · 2013 Preliminary Objection Upheld AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Ruling on preliminary point of law challenging competence of plaint
Decision
Plaint rejected as barred by law

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Holding

A lessee has no right under Section 176 of the Registration of Titles Act to bring an action for ejectment or recovery of land against the registered proprietor lessor. The section protects a registered proprietor from ejectment except in specified circumstances, none of which permit a lessee to evict the lessor. The plaint was therefore barred by law and rejected under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

Outcome

Plaint rejected as barred by law

Facts

Nama Estates Limited, the plaintiff, was a lessee under a 49-year sub-lease agreement dated 16 June 1986 from the first defendant, Kanyike Aamba, the registered proprietor of land comprised in Kyagwe Block 169 Plot 127 at Naama. The plaintiff alleged that around 1994, the first defendant wrongly entered and took possession of parts of the leased land and built thereon. The plaintiff sought an eviction order. The first defendant raised a preliminary point of law that the plaint was barred by law under Section 176 of the Registration of Titles Act, which protects registered proprietors from ejectment actions by lessees.

Issues

  1. Whether a plaint by a lessee seeking an eviction order against the registered proprietor lessor is barred by law under Section 176 of the Registration of Titles Act.

Orders

  • Plaint rejected pursuant to Order 7 Rule 11 Civil Procedure Rules.
  • Plaintiff to pay costs to the First Defendant.

Rules and key headnotes

Registration of Titles Act — Section 176 — Protection of Registered Proprietor — Lessee Cannot Eject Lessor
Under Section 176 of the Registration of Titles Act, a lessee has no right to bring an action for ejectment or recovery of land against a registered proprietor lessor, as the section protects the registered proprietor from such actions except in specified circumstances which do not include ejectment by a lessee.
Rejection of Plaint — Order 7 Rule 11 — Plaint Barred by Law
A plaint shall be rejected under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Rules where it appears from the statement in the plaint that the suit is barred by law, determined on a bare perusal of the plaint without consideration of extraneous matters.

Legislation cited (2)

Cases cited (5)

  • Executrix of the Estate of the Late Christine Mary Namatovu Tebajjukira & Anor v Shalita Stanzi (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 2 of 1988)
  • Francis Butagira v Deborah Mukasa (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 6 of 1989)
  • Erukana Kuwe v Vashrambhai Damji Vadher (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 2 of 2002)
  • Sh. Ram Prakash Gupta vs. Sh. Rajiv Kumar Gupta & Ors. RFA No. 188/2006 & CM. 4699/06, 4700/06 (H/Court of Delhi, Judgment of April 27, 2006) (Per Swatanter Kumar J.)
  • Hdfc Bank Ltd vs. M/s Gee Kay International (Civil Revision No. 4845 of 2011 (H/Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh)

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Nama Estates Ltd v Kanyike Aamba & Anor (Civil Suit No. 42 of 2011) [2013] UGHCCD 93 (3 July 2013)
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