Enock Onjuro Ogut & another v Patrisia Obong Ogut & another [2017] KEELC 1529 (KLR)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 1529
- Citation
- [2017] KEELC 1529 (KLR)
- Decided
- 11 October 2017
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TypeLand Registration DisputePostureAppeal from the original trialCoramS.M. KIBUNJA
Holding
The court finds the land transfer and subsequent assurance of the title deed to be illegal, irregular, and fraudulent. The title deed is cancelled, and the defendant is ordered to revoke the title and entries in the land registry.
Facts
The deceased, Stephano Ogut Awala, owned land in Kisumu. His widow, Patrisia Obong Ogut, transferred the land to herself in 2012 without complying with succession laws. The plaintiffs, his children, challenged the transfer.
Issues
- Validity of the land transfer
- Cancellation of the title deed
- Revocation of the title issued to the defendant
Reasoning
The court ruled that the deceased had not formally subdivided and transferred the land, and the widow's transfer was not in compliance with succession laws.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Cancellation of the title deed issued to the defendant
- Revocation of the title and entries in the land registry
Remedies
- Costs of the suit
- Any other relief deemed just and expedient
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