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Judgment date
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| November 2025 |
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Court extended expired letters of administration two years and ordered inventory filing within three months.
Succession law – Renewal/extension of Letters of Administration – Effect of section 337(2) and discretionary renewal under section 337(4); Administrator's duties – filing Inventory and Accounts; Beneficiary consent and satisfactory performance as factors for extension; Court-imposed conditions and time limits.
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11 November 2025 |
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Court extended expired letters of administration for two years, ordered inventory filing and corrected the decedent's name.
Succession Act — renewal/extension of Letters of Administration; statutory expiry under s.337(2) and extension under s.337(4); duty to file estate inventory and accounts; beneficiary consent; rectification of decedent's name.
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11 November 2025 |
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Court allowed amendment of a generalized memorandum of appeal under Section 98, finding no undue prejudice and ordering costs to applicant.
Civil procedure – amendment of memorandum of appeal – Section 98 Civil Procedure Act – discretion to allow amendments – must be exercised judiciously; Appeal grounds – need for specificity; Prejudice – balancing delays against resolving substantive land disputes; Affidavit in reply – no statutory deadline for filing; late filing not automatically struck out.
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11 November 2025 |
| August 2025 |
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Suit dismissed due to lack of locus standi by Power of Attorney holder; invalid delegation of Executrix's authority.
Land law—Locus Standi—Delegation of Power of Attorney—Mandate and authority of Executrix vs. Donee—Legal capacity to sue.
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5 August 2025 |
| July 2025 |
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The court dismissed an appeal due to lack of evidence for the claimed land sale transaction, affirming most trial court's orders.
Land ownership dispute – validity of land sale agreement – spousal consent – retrospective application of law – general damages awarded without counter-claim.
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29 July 2025 |
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Acquittal due to failure of prosecution to establish a prima facie murder case against the accused.
Criminal Law – Murder – Prima facie case – Key witness absence – Forensic evidence necessity – Accused identification.
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10 July 2025 |
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10 July 2025 |
| June 2025 |
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20 June 2025 |
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17 June 2025 |
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4 June 2025 |
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4 June 2025 |
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4 June 2025 |
| May 2025 |
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Civil Procedure—Appeals—locus standi—corporate entity not party to lower court proceedings—application for extension of time and validation of appeal documents—Order 44 Rule 1(2) Civil Procedure Rules—appellate procedure—leave to appeal required—lack of leave—appeal and application struck out—New Vision not a party to original suit—no legal standing—costs awarded
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21 May 2025 |
| March 2025 |
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Incitement—unlawful assembly—COVID-19 protest—defective charge—plea taking—identification evidence—burden of proof—fair hearing—public interest—riot participation—partial acquittal—sentence affirmed
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20 March 2025 |
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A charge for incitement that fails to specify the targeted group is fatally defective; unlawful assembly conviction upheld with time served credited.
Criminal law – Plea‑taking and interpretation – adequacy of record; Criminal procedure – Competency of charge – incitement to violence must identify targeted group; Public order offences – unlawful assembly – ingredients and participation; Sentencing – credit for time on remand and custody.
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20 March 2025 |
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3 March 2025 |
| February 2025 |
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Appellant failed to prove ownership of claimed 30 acres; LC2/LC3 adjudications lacked jurisdiction; appeal dismissed.
* Local Council courts – jurisdiction – LC2/LC3 adjudications in land disputes – statutory competence; purported LC2/LC3 determinations held nullities where no jurisdiction. * Land litigation – burden of proof – claimant must clearly define and prove dimensions and title to customary (unsurveyed) land. * Evidence – credibility and contradictions; weight of documentary corroboration (letters/exhibits). * Possession and trespass – failure to prove ownership defeats trespass claim. * Civil procedure – appellate re‑evaluation of evidence and judicial duty to resolve matters on record to avoid retrial.
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17 February 2025 |
| January 2025 |
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Appellants’ inconsistent evidence and an extinguished lease offer failed to displace respondents’ ownership; appeal dismissed with costs.
Land law – ownership and trespass; evidentiary evaluation – hearsay, contradictions and credibility; locus in quo – procedural deficiencies versus miscarriage of justice; public land Lease Offer – requirement of survey, acceptance and effect of offeree’s death; pleadings – departure from pleaded subject matter and Res Judicata.
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31 January 2025 |
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Appellant failed to prove customary ownership or trespass; appeal dismissed and trial court’s ownership declaration set aside.
* Land law – Customary land – Proof of ownership – Requirement to prove customary tenure by evidence of custom or tradition and precise description of land (survey/coordinates). * Evidence – Burden and standard on balance of probabilities – importance of consistent pleadings and corroborative witness evidence. * Civil procedure – Appeals – striking out grounds that do not arise from trial record; inadmissibility of novel factual arguments raised first on appeal. * Procedure – Locus in quo visits desirable but absence not necessarily fatal to correctness of judgment.
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31 January 2025 |
Civil Procedure—recall of witness—court record discrepancies—judicial discretion—abuse of court process—fair hearing—costs
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28 January 2025 |