The Attorney General v Pillay (SCA 8 of 2022) [2023] SCCA 43 (25 August 2023)
The appellant must offer a land parcel of equivalent value to Parcel V20089 within 8 months or pay SCR 600,000 in damages with interest if unable to do so.
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- Citation
- [2023] SCCA 43
- Parties
- Appellant: Attorney General; Respondent: Iouana Mary-Pat Pillay
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Seychelles
- Case Number
- SCA 8 of 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Judgment by Consent
- Outcome
- judgment by consent
- Legal Topics
- Compensation for Land, Government Land Allocation, Damages for Non Compliance
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Attorney General
Appellant
Iouana Mary-Pat Pillay
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment by Consent
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant must offer a land parcel equivalent to Parcel V20089 to the respondent
- 2 Whether damages are payable if the appellant fails to offer such land within the specified period
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant must offer a land parcel of equivalent value to Parcel V20089 within 8 months or pay SCR 600,000 in damages with interest if unable to do so.
Court Disposition
judgment by consent
Orders
- Appellant to offer respondent a land parcel of value equivalent to Parcel V20089 within 8 months from judgment date
- If appellant fails to offer such parcel within 8 months, appellant to pay respondent SCR 600,000 with interest from judgment date
Full Case Text
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IN THE COURT OFAPPEAL OF SEYCHELLES ______________________________________________________________________________ Reportable [2023] SCCA 43 (10 August 2023) SCA 08/2022 (Arising in CS 172/2019) Appellant Respondent In the Matter Between Attorney General (rep. by Ms. Corrine Rose) And Iouana Mary-Pat Pillay (rep. by Mr. Joel Camille) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Neutral Citation: The Attorney General v Pillay (SCA 08/2022) [2023] SCCA 43) (Arising in CS Before: Summary: Heard: Delivered: 172/2019) (10 August 2023) Twomey-Woods, Robinson, Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, JJA Judgment by Consent 10 August 2023 25 August 2023 _____________________________________________________________________________ JUDGMENT BY CONSENT _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. By Judgment delivered in CS 172/2019, the Supreme Court made the following orders: (i) That the Appellant shall offer to the Respondent a land parcel of value equivalent to Parcel V20089 within 8 months from the date of the judgment and, in the event that the Respondent knows of any vacant Government land parcel of a similar value to Parcel V20089, the may identify the same to the Appellant. (ii) If, after the 8-month period specified in (i), the Appellant has not offered any such parcel to the Respondent, the Appellant shall pay to the Respondent damages in the sum of SCR 600,000 with interest from the date of the judgment. 1