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ELCAllowedNot stated in judgment (suit commenced by plaint filed 26th May 2016)· [2016] KEELC 664 (KLR)
Janeffer Chebii Kimetto v Board of Governors Chebwagan Youth Polytechnic [2016] KEELC 664 (KLR)
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#A Kericho court stopped all construction on disputed family land because the builder ignored the lawsuit, showing that staying silent in court has real consequences.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#This is an interlocutory ruling of the Environment and Land Court at Kericho in a suit commenced by plaint on 26th May 2016. The plaintiff, the personal representative of the estate of Jonah Kipkoske Chumo (deceased), in whose name land parcel Kericho/Litein/330 is registered, alleged that the defendant had illegally trespassed onto the land and commenced constructing structures. The suit sought a permanent injunction restraining the defendant from interfering with the land, and alongside the plaint the plaintiff filed an application for an interlocutory injunction. Though served, the defendant neither entered appearance nor responded to the application, which was therefore unopposed. The court relied on the plaintiff's material - a search certificate for the suit land and photographs of ongoing construction - and found no reason to doubt these documents. Holding that the plaintiff had displayed a prima facie case with probability of success and that irreparable loss would arise if the construction continued, since it would waste the land, the court allowed the application. It ordered the defendant to stop all construction on Kericho/Litein/330 until the conclusion of the suit, and directed that the costs of the application be costs in the cause. The judgment was delivered by Munyao Sila J on 29th July 2016.
Key legal issues
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Entitlement to interlocutory injunction against construction on registered land
Holding
Application allowed; defendant ordered to stop all construction pending conclusion of the suit
Reasoning
The plaintiff, personal representative of the registered owner, annexed a search certificate showing registration in the deceased's name and photographs of ongoing construction. The defendant, though served, neither entered appearance nor filed a response, so the application was unopposed and the court relied on the plaintiff's uncontroverted material.
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Legal principles established
#- A plaintiff who demonstrates a prima facie case with probability of success and risk of irreparable loss is entitled to an interlocutory injunction
Court orders
#- 1.An injunction ordering the defendant to stop all construction on land parcel Kericho/Litein/330 until the conclusion of the suit
- 2.Costs of the application to be costs in the cause
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Original jurisdiction of the Environment and Land Court over land disputes (suit land Kericho/Litein/330)
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Janeffer Chebii Kimetto v Board of Governors Chebwagan Youth Polytechnic [2016] KEELC 664 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2016). Not stated in judgment (suit commenced by plaint filed 26th May 2016). Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2016/664/eng@2016-07-29
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