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ELCAllowedMigori CMC ELC Miscellaneous Application No. E019 of 2023 (application dated 12 March 2024) - appeal therein· [2024] KEELC 3593 (KLR)
County Government of Migori v Tundu (Sued as Administrator of the Estate of Gideon Tundu) & another (Environment and Land Appeal E004 of 2024) [2024] KEELC 3593 (KLR)
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#Kenya's Environment and Land Court at Migori ruled that a restriction on disputed land must stay in place until the appeal is decided.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#This ruling of the Environment and Land Court at Migori (Munyao Sila, J) determined an application dated 12 March 2024 filed by the applicant, represented by County Attorney Gradus Oluoch Adis, in an appeal against the ruling of Hon. N. Wairimu in Migori CMC ELC Miscellaneous Application No. E019 of 2023. The applicant sought to restrain the removal of a restriction registered on 7 August 2015 over land parcel Suna East/Wasweta I/321, registered to protect the interests of the Government of Kenya and the public, and sought stay of execution of the ruling below pending the appeal. The 1st respondent opposed, asserting the application was intended to delay justice, that he had no plans to dispose of the suit property, and that the restriction was illegal. The court held that retention of the restriction was necessary to preserve the land in its current state pending the appeal, since dealings entered in the interim could defeat the appeal. It found no prejudice to the respondent, who had himself deponed that he did not intend to dispose of the property. The court allowed the application, ordered the restriction maintained and the status quo as to possession and use preserved pending hearing and determination of the appeal, with costs of the application to be costs in the cause.
Key legal issues
#01
Whether to maintain the registered restriction and preserve the status quo pending appeal
Holding
The application for stay pending appeal was allowed; the restriction was to remain in place and possession/use of the land left as is pending the appeal.
Reasoning
The court reasoned that the applicant asserts rights over the disputed land and that retaining the restriction keeps the land in its current state, preventing dealings that could render the appeal nugatory. No prejudice was shown by the respondent because he deponed that he had no intention to dispose of the property, so the restriction operated merely as a safeguard.
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Legal principles established
#- Where a party asserts rights over disputed land pending appeal, a restriction should be maintained to preserve the status quo and prevent dealings that would defeat the appeal
Court orders
#- 1.The restriction in the land parcel Suna East/Wasweta I/321 be maintained pending hearing and determination of the appeal
- 2.The status quo regarding possession and use of the said parcel of land be maintained pending the hearing and determination of the appeal
- 3.Costs of the application to be costs in the cause
- On appeal from
- Chief Magistrate's Court, Migori (Environment and Land)
- Migori CMC ELC Miscellaneous Application No. E019 of 2023
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Appellate/supervisory jurisdiction of the Environment and Land Court over subordinate courts in land matters (statutory basis not expressly stated in the judgment)
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "County Government of Migori v Tundu (Sued as Administrator of the Estate of Gideon Tundu) & another (Environment and Land Appeal E004 of 2024) [2024] KEELC 3593 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2024). Migori CMC ELC Miscellaneous Application No. E019 of 2023 (application dated 12 March 2024) - appeal therein. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2024/3593/eng@2024-05-02
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