Ondato & 2 others v Obimbira & 3 others (Environment & Land Case 217 of 2014) [2022] KEELC 3286 (KLR) (4 August 2022) (Ruling)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 3286
- Citation
- [2022] KEELC 3286 (KLR)
- Decided
- 4 August 2022
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TypeLand Registration DisputePostureAppeal from a lower court decisionCoramAA OMOLLO, Okongo
Holding
The application is merited, but the orders seeking to stop the burial are declined in part.
Facts
The plaintiffs brought an application against the defendants and the Land Registrar of Busia, alleging violations of constitutional and statutory provisions related to land registration and burial rights.
Issues
- Burial of a body contrary to court orders
- Exhumation of the body
- Interment of the body with conditions
Reasoning
The court considered the burial of a body contrary to court orders and the need to balance justice, leading to conditional approval of the interment with specified undertakings.
Outcome
The 1st and 2nd defendants are allowed to inter the remains of the 2nd defendant with specified undertakings.
Orders
- Conditional approval of interment with specified undertakings
- Costs of the application shall abide the winner of the suit
- In default of the undertaking, the orders of injunction are deemed granted
Remedies
- Conditional interment with specified undertakings
- Costs of the application
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Land Registration Act No. 3 of 2012
- Civil Procedure Act
Cases cited (1)
- Eliud Kangwana Adawo vs Philip Achieng John & Another (2015) eKLR
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