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\par AT LAUTOKA
\par CIVIL JURISDICTION
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\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid9386243 119 OF 2005}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648\charrsid9386243 
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\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 father\rquote s name Subba Naidu}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9386243  of Magruru, Ba, Businessman,
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid9386243 SATENDRA NAIDU}{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9386243 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 father\rquote s name Subba Naidu of Lovu, Lautoka, Businessman and}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9386243 
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid9386243 MUN SAMY NAIDU}{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9386243 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 of Lovu, Lautoka, Retired.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid9386243 PLAINTIFF}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648\charrsid9386243 
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\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 C/- Tropic Wood Ltd, Lautoka.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 S}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9386243 ecurity & Transport Supervisor,
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid9386243 TITILIA NASOSOGENGE}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648\charrsid9386243  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 and }{
\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid9386243 MALA}{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9386243 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 all of 13 Kadavu Street, Waiyavi, Lautoka, Nurse and Unemployed respectively.
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid9386243 DEFENDANT}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648\charrsid9386243 
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\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 Mr A. Patel and Ms M Muir for the Plaintiffs
\par Ms C. Punja for the Defendants.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648 
\par 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid9386243 Date of Hearing}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648 : }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 18 October 2005
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid9386243 Date of Ruling}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648\charrsid9386243 :}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14030624\charrsid3026648 11 November}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 2005}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648 
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\par This is a disputed application for possession of a residential property under Section 169 of Land Transfer Act Cap 131.
\par 
\par Through Counsel, the Defendants have sought to show }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648 cause}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648  why a summary order should not be made against them.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 They do not seek dismissal of the application but submit that it should be \'93heard in open court\'94.
\par 
\par }{\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 The Facts:
\par }{\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 The facts and the claims of fraud emerge from the affidavits of Satendra Naidu for the Plaintiffs and }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648 Jone}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648  Seniroga for Defendants.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 One is sworn by the former and two by the l}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648 a}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 tter.
\par 
\par The Defendants occupied the house in question in 1990 by agreement with the widow of the \'93original owner\'94, and paid rent until the widow died.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 Thereafter they paid rent to one Mohammed Rafiq.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 
The Defendants were advised by officers of the NLTB at the time of expiry of the original lease that they could obtain a new lease with the \'93sole consent of the landowners\'94.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 The Defendants say they got that consent and twice annexed }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648 in the Seniroga affidavits }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 a letter but it is in Fijian and I cannot read it.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 
It is dated apparently 26 May 1999.
\par 
\par Thereafter the Defendants dealt with the NLTB between May 1999 and April 2000.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 
They made very little progress being told among other things that the file had been lost.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 
In April 2000 they learnt that a new lease had been registered in the name of Mohammed Rafiq.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 This was registered on 13 April 2000.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 They stayed on in the house paying no rent until Rafiq obtained an order in this Court on 23 August 2002 to have them evicted.
\par 
\par They moved out and intended to stay out, disillusioned by the treatment they had received.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 They say they were subsequently brought
 back to the property by }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6833397\charrsid3026648 \'93the landowners\'94 and resumed occupation in December 2003.
\par 
\par In the meantime Mohammed Rafiq and the other registered owner had sold the lease to the Plaintiffs.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6833397\charrsid3026648 
The Plaintiffs became registered title holders}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648 on 22 September 2004.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648 They have had no rent from the Defendants and do not want them in the property.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648 They brought }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648 these}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648  proceedings in May 2005.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7884189\charrsid3026648 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648 
\par Not a party to these proceedings but featuring prominently in the affidavits of Jone Seniroga is the NLTB.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648 He swears in his second aff
idavit that the Defendants were told by NLTB officers that the lease had expired and that any new lease would be issued \'93under the sole consent of the landowners\'94.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648 He says they refer}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648 red}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648 
 the matter to the landowners who gave their consent in the letter I have referred to.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648 
He says the Defendants visited the NLTB officers for confirmation of the lease offer but were always told the file was missing.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648 
They involved the NLTB Regional Director Western, Mr Semi Tabakanalagi.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14030624\charrsid3026648 Jone}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648  says that }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14030624\charrsid3026648 Semi}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648  recommended that the Defendants be given the 
\'93lease offer\'94.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648 
Then from June 1999 till about April 2000 they made several trips to NLTB officers, were always told that the file was missing and that the NLTB officer concerned would get in touch with them once his investigation were completed.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648 He swears that so far as the Defendants are concerned the consent of \'93the land owners\'94 has been given for them to lease the land}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 .}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3483350\charrsid3026648 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 
\par I say \'93the landowners\'94 because that is the only description given by the deponent of the people with whom the Defendants were dealing.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 
Better evidence is needed before the questions of fact and law implicit in that statement are resolved.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 
For their part, the Plaintiffs point to their registered title and say that prima facie they have obtained whatever consent was required at law for valid registration.
\par 
\par }{\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 The Submissions:}{\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 
\par 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 Under S. 172 of Cap 131 I am obliged to dismiss the Plaintiffs application if the Defendants show a right to possession of the land, although I am also allowed to make any other order.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 Dismissal of the application is no bar to other proceedings by the Plaintiffs.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 Counsel for the Defendants submits that the S. 169 procedure is \'93insufficient\'94 and that the facts indicate a need for a}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648 n}
{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648  \'93open court hearing\'94.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 She has handed up two authorities, to which I
 shall refer.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 
\par 
\par Plaintiffs\rquote  Counsel submits that the register is everything and relies upon }{\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 Fells \endash v- Knowles}{\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 26}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 NZLR}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 608, particularly at 621.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 She submits that the Defendants were \'93misled by their own community\'94, and that any claim they may have should be directed to the NLTB.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 (To which I add that if they seek registration then they need also to involve the Registrar of Titles and the Plaintiffs).}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 She points out that the Defendants have made no claims against the Plaintiffs, their complaints are only about the NLTB.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 Counsel for the Defendants seemed to agree with that and both Counsel left it to me to decide what to do.
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\par }{\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 Decision:
\par }{\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6382902\charrsid3026648 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11096832\charrsid3026648 I refer to the first case of Counsel for the Defendants, }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11096832\charrsid3026648 Sharma \endash v- Singh}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11096832\charrsid3026648  Civil Appeal No. 33 of 1986, Judgment 4 July 1986.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11096832\charrsid3026648 Th
e facts are not the same, but the situation is.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11096832\charrsid3026648 The \'93disputed facts and allegations of fraud }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2849784\charrsid3026648 \'85\'85cry out for a more careful investigation th}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648 a}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2849784\charrsid3026648 
n would be possible on a summary proceeding in Chambers\'94.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2849784\charrsid3026648 (}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1474125\charrsid3026648 P. 2).
\par 
\par The issue for me, highlighted by }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1474125\charrsid3026648 Singh \endash v- Singh}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1474125\charrsid3026648  (1987) 33}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1474125\charrsid3026648 FLR}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1474125\charrsid3026648 63}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid80504\charrsid3026648 
, is whether the allegations are indeed so complex that they need further investigation.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid80504\charrsid3026648 
Some evidence must support that claim by the Defendants.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid80504\charrsid3026648 Counsel for the Plaintiffs says that the evidence }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5246878\charrsid3026648 does not support that.
\par 
\par After careful consideration of the arguments I am bound to }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2961666\charrsid3026648 agree.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2961666\charrsid3026648 
According to the Register and according to the }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2961666\charrsid3026648 Land Transfer Act Cap 131}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2961666\charrsid3026648 
 the Plaintiffs are vested with good title to this property against all the}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2893980\charrsid3026648  world.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2893980\charrsid3026648 There are good authorities to support a proposition that this title may still be subjected to claims made on the Plaintiffs in}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648  
}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2893980\charrsid3026648 equity, but }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9329726\charrsid3026648 in the present case the claims made by the Defendants are not against the Plaintiff}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5968408\charrsid3026648 s.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5968408\charrsid3026648 
I cannot hold that there are complex issues of fact between the parties to this application which require further investigation.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5968408\charrsid3026648 
The Defendants are unable in my view to show }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648 cause}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5968408\charrsid3026648  against the Plaintiffs and in law must yield possession to them.
\par 
\par There will be an order for vacant possession.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13440804\charrsid3026648 
\par 
\par The Plaintiffs sought damages but that claim was not pursued and rightly so.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13440804\charrsid3026648 It is dismissed.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15546270\charrsid3026648 
\par 
\par The Defendants are entitle}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648 d}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15546270\charrsid3026648  just}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648 ly}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15546270\charrsid3026648  to a period of time before compliance.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15546270\charrsid3026648 
I weigh up the legal right of the Plaintiffs with }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1248935\charrsid3026648 fairness to}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15546270\charrsid3026648 
 the Defendants and allow six weeks for the Defendants to vacate.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12652252\charrsid3026648 They may l
eave sooner if they wish, but must give notice to the Plaintiffs }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648 or their solicitors if they do.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12652252\charrsid3026648 
\par 
\par }{\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12652252\charrsid3026648 Orders:
\par }{\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12652252\charrsid3026648 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid212100\charrsid3026648 I make an order that the Defendants do give vacant possession of all that piece and parcel of land known as }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10448371\charrsid3026648 Waiyavi}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6698874\charrsid3026648  Subdivision Stage 1 Section 43 being Lot 7 on ND3610 contained in Native Lease No. 25151 comprising an area of 1573 sq }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8592746\charrsid3026648 
meters together with all improvements thereon.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8592746\charrsid3026648 This order must be obeyed by 4.00pm on }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14030624\charrsid3026648 30 }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8592746\charrsid3026648 December 2005.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14030624\charrsid3026648 If vacating earlier, the Defendants must give 48 hours\rquote  notice to the Plaintiffs.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8592746\charrsid3026648 
\par 
\par I dismiss the application for damages.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8592746\charrsid3026648 
\par 
\par Costs follow the event and are fixed in favour of the Plaintiffs, summarily assessed at $500.00.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648 
\par 
\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3026648 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6706900\charrsid3026648 D.D. Finnigan
\par }{\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6706900\charrsid3026648 JUDGE
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3026648 {\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6706900\charrsid3026648 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6706900\charrsid3026648 At Lautoka
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14030624\charrsid3026648 11 November}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3026648  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6706900\charrsid3026648 2005}{
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\par }}