[2020] KEELC 688 (KLR)

[2020] KEELC 688 (KLR)

The court found that the Ex-Parte Applicant is the registered, legal, and beneficial owner of the suit premises, having acquired them lawfully and for valuable consideration. There was no evidence of fraud, misrepresentation, or illegality in the acquisition of the titles. The Respondents acted without jurisdiction...

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Citation
[2020] KEELC 688 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Light House Investments Limited; Respondent: Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior & Coordination of National Security in Kenya; Respondent: Inspector General, National Police Service; Respondent: National Land Commission
Court
Environment and Land Court
Court Station
Environment and Land Court at Mombasa
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application 44 of 2019
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Judgment
Outcome
Application allowed in its entirety.
Judges
CK Yano
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Title Revocation, Natural Justice, Administrative Fairness, Proprietary Rights
Source Language
en
Land and Property Administrative Law Judicial Review Title Revocation Natural Justice Administrative Fairness Proprietary Rights

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Parties

Light House Investments Limited

Applicant

Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior & Coordination of National Security in Kenya

Respondent

Inspector General, National Police Service

Respondent

National Land Commission

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Application / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the Respondents acted ultra vires and without jurisdiction in seeking to revoke or interfere with the Applicant's titles to the suit premises.
  2. 2 Whether the Applicant was denied procedural fairness and the right to be heard before adverse administrative action was taken.
  3. 3 Whether the National Land Commission had the mandate to investigate or revoke titles to private land issued before the 2010 Constitution.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the Ex-Parte Applicant is the registered, legal, and beneficial owner of the suit premises, having acquired them lawfully and for valuable consideration. There was no evidence of fraud, misrepresentation, or illegality in the acquisition of the titles. The Respondents acted without jurisdiction and ultra vires by seeking to revoke or interfere with the Applicant's titles without following due process or according the Applicant a fair hearing. The National Land Commission lacked the mandate to review or revoke titles to private land issued before the 2010 Constitution. The Respondents' actions violated the Applicant's rights to fair administrative action and...

Court Disposition

Application allowed in its entirety.

Orders

  • Orders of certiorari issued quashing the Respondents' decisions and actions relating to the suit premises.
  • Orders of prohibition issued restraining the Respondents from taking further prejudicial action against the Applicant's title, ownership, possession, or control of the suit premises.