administration Cause No. 762 of 2000 in favour of Joseph Ssempebwa, Prince Kassim Serufusa Zake Ferikitunsi Kaziya Nabisenke and Namukabya Natamba, executors to the WILL of Prince George William Mawanda Chwa. The same was granted by Justice S.B. Bossa as she then was, (now Justice of the International Criminal Court, ICC at the Hague). Counsel for the Plaintiff added that there were no proceedings to challenge the said WILL and that exhibit P2 was a copy of the said letter of probate. Counsel for the Plaintiff further submitted that the evidence of PW2 was clear that by the time he sold the land to the Plaintiff, the same was registered in his names. Counsel concluded that by the year 2005, the land in dispute was no longer part of the estate of George William Mawanda but belonged to David Namugala Mawanda as owner and being a beneficiary to his Estate. They added that the Defendant/ Claimants father’s had ceased to be registered owner in February 2000, when his names was cancelled, and that nothing was done challenging the decision of the Commissioner for land Registration that year of 2002. The conclusion was hat by the time of purchase, the suit land belonged to David Namugala and it had only one certificate of title which was transferred to the Plaintiff by David Namugala. Counsel for the Defendant counter-claimants on the other hand submitted that the land in dispute was not mentioned in the of late George William Mawanda because the late WILL George William Mawanda knew it did not form part of his Estate. They also alleged that the Will was massively altered. Counsel for commissioner for land Registration Associated themselves with the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiff. They emphasized that at the time of the transfer of the Certificate in title to the plaintiff/ 1st Defendant to counter claim, Prince David Namugala Mawanda (Transferor) was the Registered proprietor. The conclusion was that the land had ceased to be part of the Estate of George William Mawanda. I shall not waste much time on this issue because PW2, told court that he was heir to his father, the late George William Mawanda. Then under clause 7 (d) of the will dated
administration Cause No. 762 of 2000 in favour of Joseph Ssempebwa, Prince Kassim Serufusa Zake Ferikitunsi Kaziya Nabisenke and Namukabya Natamba, executors to the WILL of Prince George William Mawanda Chwa. The same was granted by Justice S.B. Bossa as she then was, (now Justice of the International Criminal Court, ICC at the Hague). Counsel for the Plaintiff added that there were no proceedings to challenge the said WILL and that exhibit P2 was a copy of the said letter of probate. Counsel for the Plaintiff further submitted that the evidence of PW2 was clear that by the time he sold the land to the Plaintiff, the same was registered in his names. Counsel concluded that by the year 2005, the land in dispute was no longer part of the estate of George William Mawanda but belonged to David Namugala Mawanda as owner and being a beneficiary to his father’s Estate. They added that the Defendant/ Claimants had ceased to be registered owner in February 2000, when his names was cancelled, and that nothing was done challenging the decision of the Commissioner for land Registration that year of 2002. The conclusion was hat by the time of purchase, the suit land belonged to David Namugala and it had only one certificate of title which was transferred to the Plaintiff by David Namugala. Counsel for the Defendant counter-claimants on the other hand submitted that the land in dispute was not mentioned in the WILL of late George William Mawanda because the late George William Mawanda knew it did not form part of his Estate. They also alleged that the Will was massively altered. Counsel for commissioner for land Registration Associated themselves with the submissions of counsel for the Plaintiff. They emphasized that at the time of the transfer of the Certificate in title to the plaintiff/ 1st Defendant to counter claim, Prince David Namugala Mawanda (Transferor) was the Registered proprietor. The conclusion was that the land had ceased to be part of the Estate of George William Mawanda. I shall not waste much time on this issue because PW2, told court that he was heir to his father, the late George William Mawanda. Then under clause 7 (d) of the will dated
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