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ELCAllowedNot stated in the judgment as supplied· [2020] KEELC 978 (KLR)
Republic v Land Adjudication Officer Meru South/Maara District; M’riba Rumukia & another (Interested Party) Ex parte Zachary Njeru Mugambi & 2 others [2020] KEELC 978 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya (judicial review / land adjudication matter), Chuka
13 October 2020
259 words in judgment
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#What this practically means
#Executive summary
#The applicant, Francis Kaburu, moved the court by notice of motion dated 26th February 2020 seeking cancellation of all sub-divisions of Plot No. 87 of the Lower Kandungu Adjudication Section, together with any other orders meeting the ends of justice and costs. The application was supported by his own affidavit. Its basis was that the court's order requiring implementation of the decision of the Kandungu Adjudication Committee made on 20th March 2001 could not be implemented because the original parcel had since been subdivided into eight portions, and those sub-divisions were effected after the Committee's decision had already been made. When the application was heard, the applicant's advocate, Mr. Kimathi Kiara, told the court that the application was intended to facilitate implementation of the court's decree. The 2nd Interested Party, Mwenda Kanjogi, indicated that he agreed with the court's decision, which he felt was inspired by the Holy Spirit. The court, per P.M. Njoroge J, in a short ruling delivered in open court at Chuka on 13th October 2020, allowed Prayer 1 of the application and awarded costs to the applicant. The effect of the order is that the sub-divisions of Plot No. 87 stand cancelled, clearing the way for implementation of the decree arising from the adjudication decision. No authorities or statutory provisions are cited, and the judgment contains no findings requiring reversal of any decision below; it is an enforcement-facilitation order in an original matter.
Key legal issues
#01
Whether subdivisions of the adjudication plot could be cancelled to give effect to the court's decree
Holding
The court allowed cancellation of the subdivisions because the decree could not be implemented while the original parcel remained subdivided into 8 portions.
Reasoning
The applicant's advocate explained that the application was meant to facilitate implementation of the court's decree. The subdivisions were done after the Adjudication Committee's decision of 20.3.2001, so cancelling them was necessary to enforce the decree. The 2nd Interested Party did not oppose, agreeing with the court's earlier decision.
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Legal principles established
#Court orders
#- 1.Prayer 1 in the application is allowed - cancellation of all the sub-divisions of P/No. 87 Lower Kandungu Adjudication Section to enable implementation of the decree
- 2.Costs are awarded to the applicant
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Not stated; the application seeks orders to facilitate implementation of the court's own decree arising from the decision of the Kandungu Adjudication Committee of 20.3.2001
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Republic v Land Adjudication Officer Meru South/Maara District; M’riba Rumukia & another (Interested Party) Ex parte Zachary Njeru Mugambi & 2 others [2020] KEELC 978 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2020). Not stated in the judgment as supplied. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2020/978/eng@2020-10-13
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