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Fiji Islands - Court of Appeal Digest 1991-2000 - Landlord & Tenant |
FIJI COURT OF APPEAL
INDEX AND DIGEST
1991 – 2000
MICHAEL DISHINGTON SCOTT B.A. (Lond.)
Of Gray’s Inn, Judge of the High Court of Fiji
PARTIES
SUBJECT
DESCRIPTION
FCA
NO.
PAGE
NO.
Ahmad v The Central Agricultural Tribunal
LANDLORD & TENANT
Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Act SS13, 4(1) - (Cap 270)- appeal against refusal of tenancy- onus of proof discharged- appeal dismissed.
24/94
96/150
Bal Ram Pande v. Jai Ram Singh
LANDLORD & TENANT
Agricultural Land & Tenant Act (Cap 242), Sections 6(a) and 13(1) - initial term may exceed 10 years - "unrealistic" appeal dismissed.
32/96
97/395
Bryan Charles Ferrier-Watson & Ors v. Sultan Mohammed
LANDLORD & TENANT
Land Transfer Act (Cap.131) section 169-appeal against order of the High Court that matter proceed to trial- no error by High Court revealed-appeal dismissed.
16/91
92/421
Bryan Charles Ferrier-Watson & Ors v Sultan Mohammed
LANDLORD & TENANT
Land Transfer Act (Cap 131) Sections 169-172- appeal allowed against order refusing vacant possession- (see also FCA 22/91-92/374).
8/91
92/370
Central Rentals Ltd v Patton & Storck Ltd
LANDLORD & TENANT
Land Transfer Act (Cap. 131)- section 57- powers and duties of Registrar of Titles- Section 168- whether can be invoked to grant relief against administrative action- Property Law Act (Cap 130)- s.105(8)(a)- whether breach of covenant against subletting within exclusion to- whether notice of remedy required- appeal allowed in part.
7/95
96/258
Committee of Valuers v. Fiji Cane Growers Assn
LANDLORD & TENANT
Central Agricultural Tribunal – application for Judicial Review dismissed by High Court- appeal dismissed on the merits.
33/96
97/184
Emblem Investment Ltd v Atlas Trading Co. Ltd
LANDLORD & TENANT
Option to renew - unregistered lease – Land Transfer Act (Cap.131) Section 39 - appellant having knowledge of lease acted fraudulently - appeal dismissed.
1/94
94/503
Kamlesh Kaur v. ANZ Banking Group
LANDLORD & TENANT
Landlord’s right to distrain for arrears of rent- whether takes priority over earlier seizure and removal of goods by grantee of bill of sale- appeal dismissed.
4/96
99/469
Labasa Town Council v Morris Hedstrom Ltd
LANDLORD & TENANT
Counter Inflation Act (Cap.73) section 12 & 13 - meaning of term "Premises"-application to increase rent refused - Public Emergency (Rent Increase Prohibition) Regulations 1987 –whether contractual right of parties affected by legislation - appeal dismissed.
44/92
93/515
Marabhai Parbhu v Ratan Lal
LANDLORD & TENANT
Landlord has no unilateral right to increase rent while original tenancy still in force - appeal allowed in part.
76/91
93/290
Mitchell Ltd v Robert Young
LANDLORD & TENANT
Interpretation of tenancy agreements- responsibility for obtaining vacant possession and Housing Authority's consent – consequences of failure to obtain.
32/94
95/291
Ponsami v Dharam Lingam Reddy
LANDLORD & TENANT
Central Agricultural Tribunal has no jurisdiction to make an order for compensation- Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Act (Cap 270) S.18.
23/95
96/41
Ram Prasad v Dr B.R. Lomaloma
LANDLORD & TENANT
License to operate hospital canteen - not renewed- appellant submitting that he was a lessee- appeal dismissed on the facts.
7/89
93/49
Suresh Charan v Rup Narayan
LANDLORD & TENANT
Land Transfer Act(Cap.131)section 169- appeal against order for possession –onus not discharged by appellant - appeal dismissed.
18/92
93/287
Suresh Sushil Chandra Charan & Anr v. Suva City Council
LANDLORD & TENANT
Distress for rent- alleged wrongful distress- removal of items not included in bailiffs inventory- total invalidity of distress not considered by High Court- appeal allowed- remitted for rehearing.
43/90
92/290
Tevita Fa & Associate v Tradewinds Marine Ltd & Anr
LANDLORD & TENANT
Application for leave to appeal out of time - no explanation for failure to file within time- no reasonable prospects of success on the appeal - application dismissed.
40/94
94/558
Venkatamma & Anr v Bryan Charles Ferrier-Watson & Ors
LANDLORD & TENANT
Agricultural land-instrument of tenancy providing for vacant possession to be given if rent not paid in stipulated time-application for possession of land under provisions of Land Transfer Act section 169-provisions of section 172 have no application where tenancy already terminated-appeal against order for possession dismissed.
22/91
92/374
© Michael Dishington Scott 2000
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