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SUKHDEV SINGH LALY
V.
PHILIP OJWANG KAMAU & 3 ORS

(2018) JELR 94675 (CA)

Court of Appeal 26 Oct 2018 Kenya
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- The dispute concerned the property L.R. No. 9104/49, initially registered in the Jethwas' name; the Jethwas denied ever transferring the property to Charles Oduol Akuka, from whom Sukhdev Singh Laly (Sukhdev) claimed to have acquired it b

Case Details

Suit Number:Civil Appeal 266 of 2007
Judges:Patrick Omwenga Kiage, Agnes Kalekye Murgor, Kathurima M'inoti
Location:Nairobi
Other Citations:Sukhdev Singh Laly v. Philip Ojwang Kamau & 3 others [2018] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

In this appeal the appellant, Sukhdev Singh Laly, (Sukhdev) seeks to set aside, vary or have vacated an award by the High Court of Kshs 4,250,000, costs of Kshs. 656,000, and an order of cancellation of a title over the property known as L.R. No. 9104/49 (the suit property) held by Philip Ojwang Kamau (Ojwang) the 1st respondent, and to have the costs of the suit against him set aside.

The facts of the case are that pursuant to a sale agreement made between them, Ojwang agreed to purchase the suit property from Sukhdev for a sum of Kshs 4,250,000. A transfer dated 22nd March 2002 was subsequently registered with the Registrar of Titles, the 2nd respondent (the Registrar). According to the abstract of the title, the original transferees Suresh Jethwa and Jyotsana Suresh Jethwa, the 3rd respondents (the Jethwas) were alleged to have transferred the suit property to one, Charles Oduol Akuka, the 4th respondent (Akuka), who transferred it to Sukhdev, who then transferr…

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