17 Jul 2001
The Incorporated Owners of Honour Building v. LOU CHUI SIM
- Citation
- The Incorporated Owners of Honour Building v. LOU CHUI SIM
- Court
- Lands Tribunal
- Case number
- LDBM266/1999
The District Court master lacked jurisdiction to lawfully conduct final taxation of Lands Tribunal bills because section 12(2) of the Lands Tribunal Ordinance and Order 62 require taxation to be dealt with in the Court of First Instance by appropriate High Court officers; the Respondents' objections were filed before the final certificate was signed and therefore not out of time, and in any event the master was required to consider exercising the discretionary power under Order 62 r.16 to allow an out‑of‑time application rather than dismissing it simply because it was late; accordingly the ma…