Suleiman Hemed Gumbo v Land Registrar, Kwale [2014] KEELC 226 (KLR)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 226
- Citation
- [2014] KEELC 226 (KLR)
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TypeMiscellaneous ApplicationPostureApplication dismissedCoramS MUKUNYA
Holding
The miscellaneous application is dismissed with costs to the respondents.
Facts
The applicant filed a dispute regarding the sub-division of the land Kwale/Galu Kinondo/37 at the Msambweni Land Disputes Tribunal. The Land Disputes Tribunal ordered that the land revert back to its original status and be registered in the name of the applicant. The applicant then sought to have this order registered by the Land Registrar, Kwale.
Issues
- Can the Land Registrar, Kwale be ordered to register the suit land in the names of the applicant as per the Principal Magistrates adoption of Land Dispute Case No. 3 of 2009?
- Is the Land Disputes Tribunal's decision a nullity and void?
Reasoning
The Land Disputes Tribunal's decision was a nullity and void, and the adoption of the said judgment was also a nullity. The Land Registrar was well within his rights to reject the application to register the court order on Kwale/Galu Kinondo/37 that had ceased to exist.
Outcome
Dismissed
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Land Disputes Tribunal Act Number 18 of 1990
Cases cited (4)
- Nairobi HC MISC NO. 926 of 1999
- Nairobi HC. MISC. CA. 331 of 2003
- Mombasa HC. MISC. 181 of 1999
- Mombasa HC. MISC. 56 of 2012
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