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Prof. Wangari Maathai, Pius John Njogu, John F. Makanga (Plaintiffs) v. City Council of Nairobi, Commissioner of Lands, Market Plaza Limited (Defendants)

Pays/Territoire
Kenya
Type de cour
Nationale - cour supérieure
Date
Mar 17, 1994
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
High Court of Kenya at Nairobi
Juge
Ole Keiwua, M.
Numéro de référence
Civil Case No. 72 of 1994
Langue
Anglais
Sujet
Terre et sols, Questions juridiques
Mot clé
Accès-à-la-justice Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Planification territoriale
Résumé
The plaintiffs sued the defendants and seeking, inter alia, an injunction to restrain the third defendant from selling or carrying out any construction work upon a particular parcel of land, due to its alleged illegal acquisition. The third defendant challenged the standing of the plaintiffs to bring the action. The court held that the plaintiffs had no locus standi to seek the injunctive relief as they did not have sufficient interest to bring the action. The court established that section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972, only allowed the Attorney-General to sue on behalf of the public for the purpose of preventing public wrongs. A private individual could not do so on behalf of the public, though it might be able to do so if it would sustain particular injury as a result of a public wrong. However, the courts had no jurisdiction to entertain such claims by private individuals who had not suffered and were not likely to suffer damage.
Texte intégral
Jud.Dec.Nat.pre.pdf
Disponible en
UNEP/UNDP/Dutch Government Joint Project on Environmental Law and Institutions in Africa, Compendium of Judicial Decisions on Matters related to Environment, National Decisions, Volume I, Page 19