FAITH NYAMBURA NJIRI v JOSEPH MAINA NJIHIA & another [2009] KEHC 4268 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 4268
- Citation
- [2009] KEHC 4268 (KLR)
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from a decision of the Maragua/Mariira land disputes tribunalCoramR.N. NAMBUYE
Holding
The entire proceedings in Thika CMS court were null and void, and the purported appeal to the Nyeri Provincial Appeals Tribunal was also null and void.
Facts
The appellant is the registered owner of the suit land. The Maragua/Mariira land disputes tribunal issued an award nullifying the appellant's title and issuing new ones in the names of her children.
Issues
- The appeals tribunal erred in law in adjudicating matters affecting title to land without jurisdiction to do so.
- The appeals tribunal erred in considering extraneous matters to the appeal.
- The appeals tribunal erred in law in failing to consider that the Maragua/Mariira land disputes tribunal had no jurisdiction to consider matters affecting title to land.
Reasoning
The tribunal had no jurisdiction to adjudicate over title to land, making the entire proceedings a nullity.
Outcome
Appeal allowed with costs
Remedies
- The beneficiaries of the nullified award are at liberty to commence declaratory proceedings seeking declaration of a trust in their favour.
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