[2017] KEHC 6618 (KLR)

[2017] KEHC 6618 (KLR)

The court found that the applicant, as administrator of the estate, had established a clear right to seek eviction of the respondent from the deceased's property, as the respondent had failed to vacate the property despite a prior court order and had no legal right to remain. The court held that the requirements for...

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Citation
[2017] KEHC 6618 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Rosaita Mbithe Kyale; Respondent: Jackson Kiilu Mutisya
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Machakos
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
1 March 2017
Case Number
Succession Cause 539 of 2014
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Ruling on Summons for Eviction and Related Orders
Outcome
Application for eviction allowed in part; demolition orders denied; costs of execution and security to be borne by respondent.
Judges
P Nyamweya
Legal Topics
Administration of Estates, Eviction Orders, Mandatory Injunctions, Intermeddling With Estate, Confirmation of Grant
Source Language
english
Family and Children Land and Property Administration of Estates Eviction Orders Mandatory Injunctions Intermeddling With Estate Confirmation of Grant

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Parties

Rosaita Mbithe Kyale

Applicant

Jackson Kiilu Mutisya

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Succession Cause / Ruling on Summons for Eviction and Related Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to an order of eviction against the respondent from the deceased's property.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant is entitled to an order for demolition of structures erected by the respondent on the estate property.
  3. 3 Whether the respondent is in contempt of court for failing to vacate the property after lapse of the court-ordered period.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant, as administrator of the estate, had established a clear right to seek eviction of the respondent from the deceased's property, as the respondent had failed to vacate the property despite a prior court order and had no legal right to remain. The court held that the requirements for a mandatory injunction were met, given the respondent's continued occupation in defiance of the court's ruling and the need to protect the estate from intermeddling. However, the court declined to grant demolition orders for the respondent's structures, as such relief had already been denied in a previous ruling and the grant of representation had not yet been confirmed,...

Court Disposition

Application for eviction allowed in part; demolition orders denied; costs of execution and security to be borne by respondent.

Orders

  • An order of eviction shall issue against the respondent to vacate land title No. ATHI RIVER/ATHI RIVER BLOCK 5/133.
  • The order of eviction shall be executed by an auctioneer appointed by the petitioner, with security provided by the Officer Commanding Station (O.C.S) Athi River police station.