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Nsubuga Paddy Charles and Another v Grace Waswa and Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 4546 of 2025)

High Court · [2025] UGHCFD 56 · 2025 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for extension of time to file inventory arising from grant of Letters of Administration
Decision
Application dismissed due to unreliable consent document containing apparently forged signatures

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Holding

Application for extension of time to file inventory denied. The court found that a consent document purportedly signed by several respondents contained signatures that differed from verified signatures on file, rendering the consent unreliable. The applicants were cautioned against presenting questionable or potentially forged signatures, as such conduct attracts serious legal consequences including prosecution for forgery.

Outcome

Application dismissed due to unreliable consent document containing apparently forged signatures

Facts

On 21 June 2024, the High Court granted Letters of Administration to Nsubuga Paddy Charles, Namutebi Ruth, and Ndagire Dorothy for the estate of the Late Waswa Blasio. The administrators were required to file an inventory within six months. They applied for an extension, stating they needed more time to identify and confirm the deceased's property, and that part of the estate at Buvuma was under litigation. The applicants submitted a consent document purportedly signed by seven respondents, including Grace Waswa, Robert Kirya, Sarah Namiiro, and Susan Nasuna. Upon the court's request for in-person verification, it was reported that several signatories resided abroad. The court compared the signatures on the consent with verified signatures on file from letters dated April 2023 and minutes of a family meeting, finding discrepancies in the signatures of Grace Waswa, Robert Kirya, Sarah Namiiro, and Susan Nasuna.

Issues

  1. Whether there is sufficient cause to warrant the grant of the application for extension of time to file an inventory.

Orders

  • Application denied.
  • Applicants cautioned against presenting questionable or potentially forged signatures before the court.

Rules and key headnotes

Succession & Estates — Administration of Estates — Inventory — Extension of Time — Requirement of Genuine Consent
Where an application for extension of time to file an inventory is supported by a consent document, the court must satisfy itself as to the authenticity of the signatures, and where signatures on the consent differ from verified signatures on file, the consent document is unreliable and the application must be denied.
Evidence — Documentary Evidence — Signature Verification — Duty of Court
A court has a duty to scrutinise the authenticity of signatures on documents presented before it, particularly where consent is purported to have been given by parties residing abroad who cannot appear in person for verification.
Civil Procedure — Forgery — Consequences — Warning to Parties
The presentation of questionable or potentially forged signatures before a court attracts serious legal consequences, including but not limited to prosecution for forgery, and parties must be cautioned against such conduct.

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Nsubuga Paddy Charles and Another v Grace Waswa and Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 4546 of 2025) [2025] UGHCFD 56 (14 July 2025)
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