Section 77: Powers of District Land Tribunals in Uganda
77.Jurisdiction of district land tribunals
(1)The jurisdiction of a district land tribunal shall be to—
(a)determine disputes relating to the grant, lease, repossession, transfer or acquisition of land by individuals, the commission or other authority with responsibility relating to land;
(b)determine any dispute relating to the amount of compensation to be paid for land acquired under section 43;
(c)determine disputes as the court of first instance in all land matters where the subject matter does not exceed two thousand five hundred currency points;
(d)determine any other dispute relating to land under this Act.
(2)In the exercise of jurisdiction over land matters provided for by this section, a district land tribunal shall have the power to grant decrees of specific performance and issue injunctions and generally shall have the power to grant such relief, make such orders and give such decisions against the operation of any action, notice, order, decree or declaration made by any official or any board or any committee or any association or the commission, as the circumstances of the case require, and without limiting the generality of that power, may—
(a)cancel any action, notice, order, decree or declaration;
(b)vary the operation of any action, notice, order, decree or declaration;
(c)postpone the operation of any action, notice, order, decree or declaration;
(d)substitute a different decision for the one determined by any official, board, committee, association or the commission;
(e)confirm any action, notice, order, decree or declaration made, notwithstanding that some procedural errors took place during the making of that action, notice, order, decree or declaration if a district land tribunal is satisfied that—
(i)the person applying for relief was made fully aware of the substance of the action, notice, order, decree or declaration; and
(ii)no injustice will be done by confirming that action, notice, order, decree or declaration, and
may grant that relief and all other orders made and decisions given on such conditions if any, as to expenses, damages, compensation or any other relevant matter as the district land tribunal considers fit.
(3)Notwithstanding subsection (1), a district land tribunal shall not make an order for cancellation of entries in a certificate of title and vesting title, but shall refer such cases to the High Court for the necessary consequential orders.
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If you have a land dispute in Uganda, a district land tribunal can help. These tribunals handle cases about land grants, leases, repossession, transfe...
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