Nyabera & another v Machakos County & 2 others (Environment & Land Case 224 of 2014) [2022] KEELC 3440 (KLR) (6 July 2022) (Judgment)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 3440
- Citation
- [2022] KEELC 3440 (KLR)
- Decided
- 6 July 2022
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TypeLand DisputePostureAppeal from the original trialCoramA NYUKURI
Holding
The court declines to declare the surrender of the land as illegal, null and void.
Facts
Plaintiffs purchased land parcels from the defendant, but the defendant declared the parcels as surrendered without consulting the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs sought a declaration that the surrender was illegal and an injunction.
Issues
- Whether the defendant's surrender of the land for public utility was unlawful.
- Whether the plaintiffs are entitled to the orders sought in the plaint.
Reasoning
The court found that the defendant sold the land before obtaining necessary statutory approvals, which was unlawful. The court also ruled that the plaintiffs are not entitled to the orders sought.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
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