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John Meeme Ngeera vJoseph Mwithali Muchiri & 5 others [2016] KEELC 848 (KLR)

[2016] KEELC 848 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
848
Citation
[2016] KEELC 848 (KLR)
Decided
12 April 2016
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TypeNotice of Preliminary Objection on a Point of LawPostureNotice of Preliminary Objection filed by defendantsCoramP.M. NJOROGE
Holding

The court does not agree with the defendants' Preliminary Objection as it does not raise pure points of law.

Facts

The plaintiff filed a suit and/or application on 29th May, 2014, and the defendants raised a Preliminary Objection on points of law.

Issues

  1. whether the plaintiff's suit and/or application offend Sections 29(1)(a&b) and Section 30(1) of the Land Adjudication Act
  2. whether the plaintiff's suit is fatally defective and an abuse of the Court process
  3. whether the purported Consent dated 23rd May, 2013 is defective in its form and nature, hence, an abuse of the Court Process

Reasoning

The court found that the grounds of the Preliminary Objection would require evidence to be tendered, and thus, it is not based on pure points of law.

Outcome

The defendants' Preliminary Objection is dismissed.

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Land Adjudication Act CAP 284 Laws of Kenya
Cases cited (2)
  • MUKISA BISCUITS CO LTD Versus WEST END DISTRIBUTORS [1969] EA 696
  • METHODIST CHURCH OF KENYA REGISTERED TRUSTEES Versus HON. MITHIKA LINTURI & OTHERS , HCCC NO 37 OF 2010 AT MERU
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