[2016] KEELC 68 (KLR)

[2016] KEELC 68 (KLR)

The court adopted the consent of the parties as an order, thereby granting the applicant interim protection from eviction from the specified portion of land pending the hearing and determination of the petition. The court recognized that the parties, through their advocates, had agreed to maintain the status quo to...

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Citation
[2016] KEELC 68 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Patrick Mungiria M'Akaibua (as administrator of the estate of Itirikia Ethaiba, deceased); Respondent: Simon Ithaiba Itirikia; Respondent: Joseph Michubu Gitirikia; Respondent: George Mugambi Maingi; Respondent: District Land Adjudication and Settlement Officer-Tigania District; Respondent: The Hon. Attorney General
Court
Environment and Land Court
Court Station
Environment and Land Court at Meru
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Environment & Land Case 33 of 2016
Procedural Posture
Constitutional Petition / Interlocutory Ruling on Consent Order
Outcome
Consent adopted as order of the court; interim protection from eviction granted; costs in the cause.
Legal Topics
Land Adjudication, Right to Property, Interim Injunctions
Source Language
en
Land and Property Constitutional Law Land Adjudication Right to Property Interim Injunctions

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Parties

Patrick Mungiria M'Akaibua (as administrator of the estate of Itirikia Ethaiba, deceased)

Applicant

Simon Ithaiba Itirikia

Respondent

Joseph Michubu Gitirikia

Respondent

George Mugambi Maingi

Respondent

District Land Adjudication and Settlement Officer-Tigania District

Respondent

The Hon. Attorney General

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Constitutional Petition / Interlocutory Ruling on Consent Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the petitioner should be protected from eviction from the disputed land pending determination of the petition.
  2. 2 Whether the consent of parties can be adopted as an order of the court in constitutional land disputes.

Ratio Decidendi

The court adopted the consent of the parties as an order, thereby granting the applicant interim protection from eviction from the specified portion of land pending the hearing and determination of the petition. The court recognized that the parties, through their advocates, had agreed to maintain the status quo to prevent irreparable harm and to preserve the subject matter of the dispute. The adoption of the consent as an order ensures that the applicant's occupation is legally protected until the substantive issues in the petition are resolved. Costs were ordered to be in the cause, reflecting the interlocutory nature of the order and the consensual approach taken by the parties.

Court Disposition

Consent adopted as order of the court; interim protection from eviction granted; costs in the cause.

Orders

  • The petitioner shall not be evicted by the 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents from the 20 points of an acre he is occupying pending the hearing and determination of the petition.
  • Costs shall be in the cause.