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Dr. Bunoti James Wokwera v Commissioner for Land Registration and Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 153 of 2025) [2026] UGHC 582 (2 June 2026)
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# Dr. Bunoti James Wokwera v Commissioner for Land Registration and Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 153 of 2025) [2026] UGHC 582 (2 June 2026)
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##### Dr. Bunoti James Wokwera v Commissioner for Land Registration and Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 153 of 2025) [2026] UGHC 582 (2 June 2026)
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[High Court of Uganda](/en/judgments/UGHC/)
Court registry
[Mbale High Court](/en/judgments/UGHC/UGHC-mbale-high-court/)
Case number
Miscellaneous Application No. 153 of 2025
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[Farouq Lubega, J](/en/judgments/all/?judges=Farouq%20Lubega%2C%20J)
Judgment date
2 June 2026
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English
Summary
Registrar lawfully rejected beneficiary caveat because applicant lacked caveatable interest; judicial review dismissed.
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* Administrative law — Judicial review — Challenge to rejection of beneficiary caveat under Article 42 and Judicature (Judicial Review) Rules — Requirement to show illegality, irrationality or procedural impropriety
* Land law — Caveats — Requirement of a legally recognisable (legal or equitable) interest before registration of a beneficiary caveat — Effect of prior transfer during decedent's lifetime
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