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The tribunal erred by failing to join the village council as a necessary party, which is fatal to the proceedings and renders the tribunal's decision void.
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Failure to join Attorney General as necessary party in proceedings against a government entity constitutes illegality and jurisdictional defect, amounting to sufficient cause for extension of time to file revision.
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The refusal by the respondent to consent to the sale was unreasonably withheld without justifiable cause, given the dire financial circumstances and her prior consent to the loans. Therefore, the first appellate tribunal wrongly nullified the sale agreement; the sale was valid and the appellant is the lawful purchaser.
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The applicant failed to demonstrate any enforceable legal interest or necessity for joinder in the pending application. The applicant is neither a decree holder, entitled to share in the asset, nor a person whose interest is affected by the sale. The court can effectively determine the pending application without the applicant's presence.
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The High Court Land Division dismissed an application to join the applicant as a necessary party in a land case, finding his presence was not required.
The High Court dismissed a land appeal over a boundary dispute, holding that the seller of the land was not a necessary party and that the lower tribunals' concurrent findings should stand.
The High Court held that the 2nd applicant was a necessary party in a land dispute and set aside the tribunal’s decision for non-joinder.
The High Court allowed an application for extension of time and permitted the applicant to join Land Case No. 145 of 2022 as a party.
All grounds of appeal are rejected; respondent's evidence of land acquisition is heavier; Elizabeth Ateia Zangila Mboto's testimony suffices; fraud not proved; application was competent; judgment contained reasons; trial tribunal's decision upheld.
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Second appeal in a land dispute succeeded because the respondent lacked locus standi and the seller was not joined as a necessary party.
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