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·--------...-~----- - TaE UHITED RE?"JBLIC OF Tl:JT~LIJIJ... ......... .(re) crv.iL 1i:.,.:--:..,E1J..i 1m. 4-5 OF 1987 :UIGT~-:;;.ICT COURT C. C. f.:.,.-.T:EJJ.., HO. 28 01<""' 1 986 • • • • versus / i'-'.J...vS~l-JI IU.l','.iELL • • • • • • • • RE3:;i•ONDEHT ' ----~ ,... ·••-c--•--- ' ---------- -,, J U D G M ~ IT T : T:'l:Lo cc::so concernG a piqce of' lc:nc1 or ::fr12r.:1bc nt ICunduchi, Tho appello.nt bo...1f_;ht i ·c :f:1.~01:1 the r00pondent ' in 1980. He paid 1,500/= for it. Rc.ir.10nd J.. lukchuge he quorrioc1 i::i..::1 2nc: the 2.ppell2.11.t The □atter to !1.ic kn.owiodgo t:i.J.G sl12.r,1bc. bolo:ngod to Rc.imond, but boceusc they fcilcd to rcnolvc the proble □ the appellc.nt wac referred Eo ,-rent there e.:.::1C.l :filed this s~it aeainst t~o rcopondcnt. Roopondc:nt I o clo~.. co u2s t:J.2, t ::::.o did not sell. the ohar:1ba in question to t:-io cppol.lc1.nt. He ctntcd, aG did ffiIJ, that t:'.20 oi1er:1bcl. boloneod to rn13, 2.2ii:10:nc:, hie (roopo:nclont's) :father. i:n-la:w c.nd that his f'at:'101."-in-lc.w l~,:::d previously· nllowccl hiu to t.1se it tG1:1por2.rily. ~Jhcn 1-:o ohi:ftod to Ifabibo i:..1. 1980 ho returned tJ::o ohc.r::i1x, to the scid Raimond 'D~J3 snid ho uas lctor ou1.,..pri:::i0c1 ·:::o 000 the appollc.nt usi:ne tho D~".:.2,.102 nnd th2t/thio co:.;.f'lict o;_~oco. /th.on TI:.c Prii:-:or-.1 Court d0cido::'.i. in :f2..vo;_::;_" o:f the appellant It hold thct he had bouc;ht it frOn tho rosponc.ent. TI,.o r0oponc::.or:,:c wc.o aggrieved /District Court of Ki,2.19::.1c.'r.oai., The cov.1.-:t 1 c dccioim:1 to tno; u1strict rcvor:Jcd tI::.o c~ocioion of t!10 :7'rimary 2.:1.d :;:w ohoulc not be 1:,a.do to loco i·c by ti."'0 net of tho i rccpondont~llinc it to tho np1:ioll2.nt. · It orclcrod thorc:forc l t~'l2 t the ol:.2,;:i1b2, revert to Rni:-.10nd. .. . · 1 2 - . The 2.p.:;,ell2.nt wps not n2.t:i,sf'iod with that decision of ;_no,, , thG uist:;.~ict Court.. Ho appo1::1r: to this court agninst it. An indic2. tad at tho beginning of' t:.1is judgment, thc:;.~o • J - • io i:10re th~n ovorvrhelrnin5 ovidonco J.11. C.::lJ..S c:::iso to chow that tl-ic n1J?0lla1J.·t bot.1el1.t _tl1.o .sl--ic.~--~1Ja ii-1 dic::_Ju<;o :r:1...,01:.1 tl-i0 -roopo1'1d.0nt. Tho buyin.5 or soJ,.line; was t:c8.:r:1::: ··.ctocl i:r:.:Coi~r.,allyt· ·i-rithout any docuuo:-::tn pao_ain.c ootween the l_:)2.r·ties. Ti-ic c;_ueot.:i.on for c1ecioion is whether t~J.o 21ppell2nt acquired c:;ood ti tlo to tho land by t~1.e rne1.~e net of his pu,rcl:.2.::iinc it :fi~ou tho ro:::pondont. Accordint?;' to tI:.o deciaion of tho Court o:f l.1.pj_:)GC,l in Iv.filTEUGELJ..E PL.aL I-ITJ.1.ffi·nmu,. v • CF.D.U3'l'O:,:::cR Ir.BOTB- lffI::?J..BU ,"' (CA) Civ. App. lJo. ·14 of 1985, all l_and trm,.scctionc i:n a. ville.ec- require c.ao 2,·:;-:proval ox~ 1.,110 villa.cc C ouncil, • J ' .,_. •• /<).nQ.1 .. :i.: ai ure ... o J.. . obt2in such e.pprovnl r0ndcrn c tr2.n:::,actio:c1. voic1.· In tho instnnt cc.oe tho UVi)Cllant bought- tho piece o:f land fror;1 tho roGpondent b·v,t there is no evidence tho.t tho c:,pproval of tho Villa~o Cou::- .cil at Kunduchi wna .::;ought and obt2.ined for that In fac~ no 2p 1:n~ov2.l .-rn.::; obtc:ined. Because of trn:r-...GE.cti-or. , thin t~-ion, ··cho purchase of tj_,.o shar:iba io void end in effectual c:nd :L·~ :,_j"aor:.od no ti tlo or interest in i t tq the appellant:. In t.1,.o Hyngv1cn-w2 v. Nyii~o.bu csso (supra) the. court of l...ppoc:il ob::.~crved (per M:ustcfa J .J,..) :- 11L:m:1 of' tho view th2t t!-:ie Ge.le by I;atrick to the appellent of tho lend in Mbozi wns void 2,nd in of'fcctual o.c it took plsce without tho o.ppr.ovnl of' tho Villngo-Council. The appellant l-;.ac: not acquire.ct nny right or . ti tlc in the lnncl ulJ.icl-:. co1..,lc1 d.ofcG t; the ti tlc in tho lnnc! 2.cquired by the roapondont by virtue of the certific2te o:f_ occupancy isGuod to hii:1. Ti10ro. ucc no exti:nguiol--iing of tho appellant 1 s anterior title to the lm-id, ho never b.nd ncc::.uiroc: 2 ti·tlo to or .J..• intGrGSt in tho:1211.d i:1. c:.ic:;_:,uto. t.,l1G popoll<a.,nt r.:12i ~~r~;;,:., "llib'"llc }- t nd~~s....t.£ .tc:ko _o,tGpG t_c r~l.~:~?.-~~-~i_~e___g,9_£9.J.:,n tion \ of' tho l211d.Jl9-1.~sc~ 2lloa_qd:J.:Y.... 2B.£...SluSOc;l _f,,'f'.2.E. £.s.itl£t/' (Unc~er-li:;.J.inc; supplied) By "i~0gulnri.ning his occup2tion o:f tho land ho purchc..:30d I'r• .:x1 Pctricl:::: 11 I t~ko i t th2,t t:!:-10 Court of A9ponl □ cant thc.t Uy o.gwacw2. should go lli7.d obt2,i:n ·tho a0coc::rnry consent :fror.1 tr· :o Vill2G"O Council• In tlliG inctant co.ao too, I aclvioo tho a· _)yoll2:::it to rcr:.rulariGo his occu:;_:,2.·cio:.1. of: tho 12.nd he bought f ::.~o;:1 tho roc:.:,onderit by now· apyly::i..ng £'or encl ootaininc t:·:.c - J consent of tho village council to ~ho tranoaction. · Once he obtr.:ino it, tho la:.:d will thG:i."l bocorn0 l.mrfully hio, but i:I' ho fails to obtain it, i.e. tLo cons0nt, it (th0 pi0cc of' land) wi"ll hnve to re;:m.in ·tho }_:)roporty of th.0 rospond.on·t. Tho appellant ·will tl:on ho onti tlod to n ref'u:::icl of hin shs ~ 1500/= ho paid to tho roopondont :for it. He will also be entitled ·to cor.1p0nsation :for une;r•.h.2-ustod ir.1provo::1011ts ho r:127 :-:.a.ve 02.rriod out onto the. .shembn, In tho :final :;.~osul t thio nppoal. f'nils and is di □ cissod, with costs, I DAR ES 31:.Li.... M (.:~ i ' ~ ,. \. l; t "Ni f. I> "~.: t