JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
1. The 1st respondent, on his own behalf and on behalf of 1,122 other persons (hereafter referred to as “the evictees”) presented a petition before the High Court claiming several reliefs against the appellants. The evictees’ case as pleaded, and supported by the affidavit sworn by Ibrahim Sangor Osman was that they were evicted from Bularika, Bulamedina, Sagarui, Naima, Bulanagali and Gesto (commonly known as “Medina location”) on 24th, 30th and 31st December 2010 by the officers of the 2nd appellant and the 2nd respondent. Those evicted included children, women and the elderly. Some of the children were school-going. The 1st respondents were evicted from unalienated public land in respect of which title deeds have not been issued. The land is within the jurisdiction of the 2nd respondent. It had been occupied by the 1st respondents since 1940s, initially as grazing land but in the 1980s they put up permanent and semi-permanent dwellings in which they were living…