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Popovi v Kalontas [2009] VUICB 1; Civil Case 05 of 2008 (6 March 2009)

IN THE EFATE ISLAND COURT
HELD AT PORT VILA
(Civil Jurisdiction)

Civil Case No. 5 of 2008

BETWEEN:

CHIEF POPOVI,
of Tanoliu Village, North Efate
Claimant

AND:

MR ANDREW KALONTAS,
of Tanoliu Village, North Efate
Defendant

Coram: Justice Ann Carlo
Justice Eddie Karis
Justice Harry Joshua

Clerk: Jona Mesao
Date of Hearing: 17th November 2008
Date of Judgment: 6th March 2009

JUDGMENT

Dispute we istap bifo long Kot ia emi concernem raoraon ova long chiefly title ia "Popovi" we emi originally blong Udaone emia long Tanoliu village, north Efate. Tufala parties we istap dispute ova long chiefly title ia emi, Chief Popovi we oli save long em olsem Philimon Pakoalaelae Popovi registered olsem Claimant mo Chief Andrew Kalontas Popovi registered olsem Defendant mo emi represented by Mr Saniel olsem spokesman blong em.

Claimant emi faelem claim ia long namba 20th August 2008 mo Kot ilistim case ia long first hearing blong em long 17th November 2008. Kot emi further adjournem case ia iko long namba 8th December 2008 from we Defendant ino preparem mo redi yet blong faelem olgeta response documentation blong em. Claimant tru long spokesman blong em, emi talem se tru long blood line blong family blong em, em nao emi tru bloodline blong title ia Popovi.

CASE BLONG CLAIMANT

Mi olsem Claimant blong case ia, mi wantem emphasisem very strong se long bilif blong mi long kastom ikat tu olgeta existing land boundary we oli stap around long Udaone wetem olgeta paramount jifs blong olgeta. Long north west ikat Elolapa (known olsem Lelepa) we jif blong em emi, Natamatesaruru, long east ikat Siviri, we jif blong em emi, Taripoamata, long side iko long south further interior, ikat Imere, (known olsem Mele) we jif blong em emi, Poilapa mo long side iko long coast (solwora) ikat Moso we jif blong em emi, Matuele mo Alickau.

Mi wandem talemaot tu long this honorable Kot ia se ibin kat wan bigfala namba blong olgeta genealogical fore father ancestors we oli kam down from wan interior village long Udaone we oli sigaotem Elema. Then oli muv koko oli kam stap long Tanoliu we iexist tedei. The only last surviving forefather blong mifala we imuv on and on until oli kam settle long Tanoliu village long 1900s emi Chief Kalnagis Tivate mo woman blong em Ruth we emi woman Ambae. Kalnagis Tivat emi stret (Patrilneal genes) great grand father blong mi. Yu save luk long family tri structure we istap long statement blong mi. Kalnagis Tivat emi stret original bloodline blong Popovi mo mi, mi stret namba four (4) nearest of kin mo blood blong Popovi Chiefly Title.