[2024] KEELC 586 (KLR)
The court found that the inhibition orders were initially imposed to preserve the suit property until the determination of the suit. With the suit now determined, the event envisaged by the orders has occurred, rendering the preservation orders unnecessary. There being no objection from the respondent, the court...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEELC 586 (KLR)
- Parties
- Plaintiff: Gladys Gatwiri Charles (Legal Representative Of The Estate Of The Late Charles Gichoga (Deceased)); Defendant: Romano Munyugi M’Mbijiwe (Sued As The Legal Representative Of The Estate Of Rosalia Andea (Deceased))
- Court
- Environment and Land Court
- Court Station
- Environment and Land Court at Meru
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Environment & Land Case 63 of 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Environment and Land Case / Ruling on Application to Lift Inhibition Orders
- Outcome
- Application to lift inhibition orders allowed.
- Judges
- CK Nzili
- Legal Topics
- Inhibition Orders, Land Registration, Implementation of Decree
- Source Language
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Parties
Gladys Gatwiri Charles (Legal Representative Of The Estate Of The Late Charles Gichoga (Deceased))
Plaintiff
Romano Munyugi M’Mbijiwe (Sued As The Legal Representative Of The Estate Of Rosalia Andea (Deceased))
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Environment and Land Case / Ruling on Application to Lift Inhibition Orders
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the inhibition orders placed on L.R no. Nkuene/Kithunguri/340 should be lifted following the determination of the suit.
- 2 Whether the purpose of the inhibition orders has been fulfilled, making them unnecessary.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the inhibition orders were initially imposed to preserve the suit property until the determination of the suit. With the suit now determined, the event envisaged by the orders has occurred, rendering the preservation orders unnecessary. There being no objection from the respondent, the court allowed the application to lift the inhibition orders to facilitate the implementation of its decree.
Court Disposition
Application to lift inhibition orders allowed.
Orders
- The inhibition orders placed on L.R no. Nkuene/Kithunguri/340 are hereby lifted.
- No order as to costs.
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Charles (Legal representative of the Estate of the Late Charles Gichoga (Deceased) v M’Mbijiwe (Sued as the legal representative of the Estate of Rosalia Andea (Deceased) (Environment & Land Case 63 of 2015) [2024] KEELC 586 (KLR) (7 February 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEELC 586 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the Environment and Land Court at Meru
Environment & Land Case 63 of 2015
CK Nzili, J
February 7, 2024
Between
Gladys Gatwiri Charles (Legal Representative Of The Estate Of The Late Charles Gichoga (Deceased)
Plaintiff
and
Romano Munyugi M’Mbijiwe (Sued As The Legal Representative Of The Estate Of Rosalia Andea (Deceased)
Defendant
Ruling
1. The court is asked to lift inhibition orders placed on L.R no. Nkuene/Kithunguri/340 through orders made on 30. 7.2015.
2. The reason is that the purpose of the orders was to preserve the suit property until the suit was determined. The applicant says that following the determination of the suit, there was need to lift the orders of inhibition to pave the way for the implementation of the decision.
3. Section 70 of the Land Registration Act grants the court powers to impose inhibition orders restricting any transaction over a title to land until further orders or an occurrence of an event. See Julius Nturibi Rukaria vs Mary Ncekei Kirianki and another (2021) eKLR.
4. In this suit, the applicant says the event envisaged in the order has occurred and so the orders of preservation of the property are no longer necessary to effectuate the decree of this court. The respondent has filed no objection to the application. Consequently, I allow the application with no order as to costs.
DATED, SIGNED, AND DELIVERED VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS/OPEN COURT AT MERU ON THIS 7THDAY OF FEBRUARY 2024In presence ofC.A KananuRingera for plaintiffMiss Mugo for defendantHON. CK NZILIJUDGE