Chande v Mittal (803 of 2009) [2010] MWHC 3 (4 March 2010)

Chande v Mittal (803 of 2009) [2010] MWHC 3 (4 March 2010)

The applicant is not entitled to an injunction because he failed to obtain a stay of execution, is acting in defiance of an existing injunction, and any loss suffered is compensable by damages; the balance of convenience does not favour granting the injunction.

Citation
[2010] MWHC 3
Parties
Petitioner: Ibrahim Maxwell Chande; Respondent: Vijay Bhushan Mittal
Court
High Court of Malawi
Jurisdiction
Malawi
Judgment Date
4 March 2010
Case Number
803 of 2009
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interlocutory Application for Injunction
Outcome
application for injunction refused
Legal Topics
Injunctions, Stay of Execution, Appeals, Landlord and Tenant, Administration of Estates
Source Language
English
Property Law Civil Procedure Equity Injunctions Stay of Execution Appeals Landlord and Tenant Administration of Estates

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Parties

Ibrahim Maxwell Chande

Petitioner

Vijay Bhushan Mittal

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil / Interlocutory Application for Injunction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to an injunction restraining the respondent from evicting tenants pending appeal
  2. 2 Whether the applicant has come to equity with clean hands
  3. 3 Whether damages are an adequate remedy

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant is not entitled to an injunction because he failed to obtain a stay of execution, is acting in defiance of an existing injunction, and any loss suffered is compensable by damages; the balance of convenience does not favour granting the injunction.

Court Disposition

application for injunction refused

Orders

  • Application for injunction is refused.
  • Respondent awarded costs.