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\par }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid3211818 Whether injunction can be granted to protect interests of tenant with expired lease - whether tenant can be compensated for improvements on property - Constitution ss3(a),}{
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\par The Plaintiff who is a tenant in the Defendants}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
 property sought an injunction against the Defendants to stop them from interring with his occupation of the subject property. At the time of the application, the Plaintiff had
 become a tenancy at will, his lease having expired previously. The Court also looked at the issue of compensation for the improvement which the }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3211818 Plaintiff has added to the land.}{
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\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 - (1) Injunction may only be}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3211818  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
sought to protect existing legal rights. Upon expiry of his lease, the Plaintiff has become a tenancy at will and as such, he has no legal right to remain on the land which ca}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3211818 
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(3)The Court will assume the Constitution is extant in the absence of a definitive pronouncement and any judicial findings otherwise.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
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he plaintiff is not adversely affected by non service of first defendant}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 s defence and defau}{
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\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid15556107 Attorney-General v}{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3211818\charrsid15556107  Dow}{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3211818\charrsid7686797  }{
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\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7686797  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11409520 Civil Action No. HBC }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid11409520 377}{
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\par }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid5772375 Ganga P Shankar}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid15556107  for plaintiff
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid3283832 [Note: This decision was reversed by the Court of}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3211818\charrsid3283832  }{
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 on a finding that there was no claim for relief under Constitution, section 40, in the proceedings, no reference in the proceedings to section 40, no submissions from counsel and thus, a direct bre
ach of the rules of natural justice. Section 40 did not apply as there was no acquisition by the State. The matter was remitted to the High Court for continuation to trial, with costs }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3211818\charrsid3283832 
awarded }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13267863\charrsid3283832 against the respondent: ABU0021}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11409520\charrsid3283832 /}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3211818\charrsid3283832 03}
{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid3283832 S 14 November 2003.]}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
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 occupation of the property comprised and described in native lease No. 21168. The matter has been adjourned several times and was dealt with in chambers on 6 March 1999.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
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\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 s writ of summons and statement of claim dated 10 December 1996;}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
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\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11740562 6; and affidavit in support of V}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 ed Prakash sworn 10 December 1996;
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\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11740562\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11740562 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 5. Supplementary affidavit of Tevita Rabuli sworn 2 May 1997;}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11740562\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11740562 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 6. Statement of Defence dated 2 May 1997;}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 

\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11740562\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11740562 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 7. }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11740562 Summ}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 ons dated 29 January 1999 for judgment in default of service of statement of defence and aff}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11740562 idavit of Ved Prakash dated 11 }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 January 1999.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11740562\charrsid12535802 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 The parties have also filed extensive written submissions.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11740562\charrsid12535802 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 Although the first defendant had filed a defence on 2 May 1997, it failed to serve the same on the plaintif}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12535802\charrsid12535802 f}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 s solicitors or their agents. Learned counsel for the plaintiff sought default judgment against the first defendant be entered. Ho
}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11740562 wever, the court will not do so.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802  While it does not excuse the first defendant}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 s oversight, the plaintiff has not been adversely affected in any appreciable manner. It had taken the preliminary step of fi}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11740562 l}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
ing the defence in the High Court Registry and it was open to the plaintiff to ascertain this fact had it chosen to do so. By the same token the High Court Rules obliged the 
first defendant to serve its defence on the plaintiff and the costs of the applications presently before the court will be awarded against it.
\par 
\par In respect of the injunction sought, the issue in the court}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 s res
pectful opinion is self evident. It is trite law that injunctions may only be sought to protect existing legal rights. In clause 6.1 of the plaintif}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12535802\charrsid12535802 f}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 s statement of claim the plaintiff admits that his nativ}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1930698 
e lease No. 21168 was for a term}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802  of twenty-five ye
ars with effect from 1 July 1968 to 30 June 1993. Since then he has essentially had a tenancy at will as the said lease has expired and }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5772375 is }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 yet to be renewed. In his statement of claim, the plaintiff}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5392380  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 has sought a declaration that the first defendant is obli
ged and/or under a duty to renew the lease. He also seeks an order requiring the first defendant to renew the said lease as well as the injunction. What is apparent from his affidavit sworn 10 December 1996}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2773560 ,}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802  is that the plaintiff is not as concerned }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1930698 about renewal of the lease as h}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 e is about the issue of compensation for his property bearing in mind clause 1}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5392380 7 of the said lease. It state}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7686797 s}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5392380 :}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
\par 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid7686797 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149 "(}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 17)}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12535802\charrsid12535802  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
Subject to the provisions of the Native Land (Leases and Licences) Regulations, Cap. 134 any building created by the lessee on the land hereby leased shall be removable by the lessee within three months after the expiration of the lease provided that }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149 -}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid7686797 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 (i)}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12535802\charrsid12535802  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 before the removal of any building the lessee shall }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149 have paid all rent owing by him and shall have performed o}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 r satisfied all his other obligations to the lessor in respect of the leased land;}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7686797 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid7686797 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 (ii)}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12535802\charrsid12535802  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 in the removal of any building the lessee shall not do any avoidable damage to any other buildings or other part of the leased land;}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7686797 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid7686797 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 (iii) immediately after the remov}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1930698 
al of any}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12535802\charrsid12535802  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
building the lessee shall make good all damaged occasioned to any other building on other part of the leased land;}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7686797 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid7686797 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 (iv) the lessee shall not remove any building without giving one month}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 s previous notice in writing to the lessor of his intention to remove it;
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7686797 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid7686797 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 (v)}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12535802\charrsid12535802  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 at any time before the expiration of the notice of removal; the lessor, by notice in writing given by him to the lessee, may
 elect to purchase any building comprised in the notice of removal, and any building this elected to be purchased shall be left by the lessee and shall become the property of the lessor who shall pay to the lessee the fair value thereof to an incoming les
see of the land; and any difference as to the value shall be settled by arbitration in the manner provided for by the said Regulations;
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid7686797 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 (vi)}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12535802\charrsid12535802  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 if the lessee applies for a renewal of this lease the provisions of this condition shall be deemed to cease to appl
y as front the date of the application of the lessee for a renewal of the lease, and thereafter the whole matter shall be dealt with under the provisions of the said Native Land Leases and Licences) Regulations Cap. 134."}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 In the court}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 s respectful opinion
 the plaintiff has no legal right to remain on the said lease which can b}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149 e protected by an injunction. H}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
e is more properly concerned about what compensation he might reasonably expect for his property. The Native Land (Leases and Licences) Regulations as p
resently drafted appear to exclude the possibility of compensation for property on native leases where such leases are expiring.
\par 
\par However, that is not the end of the matter. Section 40 of the Constitution which protects against compulsory acquisition of property without compensation is open to the plaintiff for relief. True it is that the military government purported}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
to abrogate the same by virtue of Decree No. 1 of 2000 on 29 May 2000. However the legality of that action and instrument is presently before
 the courts for adjudication. In the absence of a definitive pronouncement, this court will assume the Constitution is extant on the basis that there have yet to be any judicial findings otherwise.
\par 
\par Section 40 is part of Chapter 4 which deals with the}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149  Bill of Rights. Subsection (}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7686797 1}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6518952 )}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6518952\charrsid12535802 (}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
a) of section 21 binds the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government at all levels central, divisional and local. The court understands this to mean that in exercising its judicial function it is obliged to apply
 the provisions of the Bill of Rights where relevant to all parties that appear before it. Therefore the provisions of section 40 must be given as wide an application as possible bearing in mind section 3 of the Constitution which states:}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid10559149 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 3. In the inter
pretation of a provision of this Constitution:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid10559149 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
(a) a construction that would promote the purpose or object underlying the provision, taking into account the spirit of this Constitution as a whole, is to be preferred to a construction that would not promote that purpose or object; and
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid10559149 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
(b) regard must be had to the context in which this Constitution was drafted and to the intention that constitutional interpretation take into account social and cultural developments, especially;}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 

\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li2160\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid10559149 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 (i) developments in the understanding of the content of particular human rights; and}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li2160\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid10559149 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 (ii) developments in the promotion of particular human rights."}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 The preamble to the Constitution reinforces the emphasis on human rights in these terms}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149  stating }{
\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid10559149 al}{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid10559149 ia}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 :}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid10559149 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 "
Reaffirming the recognition of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all individuals and groups; safeguarded by adherence to the rule of law, and our respect for human dignity and for the importance of the family."}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 What those provisions underscore 
is the regard placed on the rights set out in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It is the function of the court to give full effect to those rights bearing in mind certain factors. However those considerations need to be balanced with section }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149 6(i) and (j}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 ) which are part of the principles of the Compact in Chapter 2 of the Constitution. They provide:}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid10559149 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
The people of the Fiji islands recognise that, within the framework of this Constitution and the other laws of the State, the conduct of government is based on the following principles:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid10559149 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149 (}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 i}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149 ) to the extent that th}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 e interests of different communities are seen to conflict all the interested parties n}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149 egotiate in good faith in an en}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 deavour to reach agreement;
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid10559149 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149 (j) }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
in those negotiations, the paramountcy of Fijian interests as a protective principle continues to apply, so as to ensure that the interests of the Fijian community are not subordinated to the interests of other communities."}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 Section 7(2) then provides that in the interpretation of the Constitution "consideration must be given to those principles, (of the Compact) when relevant."}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 In considering section 40, the court is of opinion}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6518952  that it protects tenants with}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12535802\charrsid12535802  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 properties under expiring native leases and allows them to seek fair compensation for improvements they
 have made to the land during their occupancy. In the court}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
s respectful opinion, the present state of affairs where the landowners acquire ownership of permanent structures on expiring leases that cannot be removed is akin to a form of compulsory acquisit
ion. The tenant often has very little choice in the matter. Subsection (1) makes specific reference to deprivation }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149 of property }{
\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid10559149 "by the state otherw}{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid10559149 ise than in accordance with a law."}{
\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6518952 What has to be borne in}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12535802\charrsid12535802  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 mind is the principle encapsulated therein: the protection of private property against arbitrary interference whether it be the government or from any other institution. In }{
\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12600383 The Attorney-General v Dow}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
 (1994) (6) BCLR (Botswana) Amissah JP in discussing fundamental rights stated as follows at 24F:
\par 
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\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
s nature or predilection, the individual should be able to assert his rights and freedoms without reliance on its goodwill or courtesy. It is protection against possible tyranny, oppression or d}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7686797 
eprivations of those self same r}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 ight}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7686797 s}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 . A fundamental }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7686797 r}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
ight or freedom once conferred by the constitution can only be taken away or circumscribed by an express and unambiguous statement in that constitution or by a valid amendment."}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12535802 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
The court respectfully adopts those dicta in these proceedings. Implicit in those remarks is the rationale that provisions conferring rights must be given a broad and purposive interpretation as was enunciated by the House of Lords in }{
\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid9255207 The Minister of Home Affairs v Fisher}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802  [1980] }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9255207 1}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802  AC 319. Where a scenario such as the present occurs than it must be compensated which in the respectful opinion of the court is consonant with the spirit and intent of the provision.

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\par It matters not that in the present circumstances it is the native landowner taking back his/her land with the improvements the tenant has made. Subsection (2) sets out the specific laws that authorise compulsory acquisition and in the court}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
s respectful opinion the Native Lands (Leases and Licences) Regulations are outside its ambit. Simple justice and equity require the principle in section 40 to be extended to this sit}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149 u}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 ation because the option someone in the plaintif}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12535802\charrsid12535802 f}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 s position has of remo
ving a permanent structure and rebuilding it elsewhere is merely illusory given the costs involved. This is not an ethnic problem, it is a very real human problem where tenants with expiring leases irrespective of ethnicity have had to walk away leaving a
ll they built behind with little or nothing to show for it.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149\charrsid12535802 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 Is this compatible with section 6(j) and the "paramountcy of Fijian inte}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11289052 rests as a protective principle}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 ?" The court believes it is. The basis for the harmonisation is that tenants with expiring na
tive leases with properties that can be assumed without compensation may belong to any ethnic community. Fijian interests in}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
the court}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
s respectful opinion cannot be considered a protective principle in such situations where an ethnic Fijian is subject to the same fate as the plaintiff}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
presently faces. There is often a fine line between what is protective and that which is oppressive, shades of grey if you will. Everyone has the right to some form of protection as a basic}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11289052 
 human right for the plaintiff}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5467489 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 s pli
ght is an occurrence that will become commonplace as pressures on land continue to increase for various reasons.
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\par As in the case of }{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid10559149 Hari Prasad v Native Land Trust Board}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 
 Civil Action No. HBC0377 of 1992L, the court reiterates the position it adopted there that entitlement to compensation does not necessarily justify a party remaining on the subject property, compensation being independent of the right to possession.

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\par The application for injunction by the plaintiff and for judgment in default of service of statement of defence is refused injunctive relief being a discretionary remedy but the plaintiff is entitled to seek compensation for his property pursuant}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10559149  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid12535802 to section 40 of the Constitution irrespective of the provisions of the Native Lands (Leases and Lice
nces) Regulations. These proceedings are accordingly adjourned for assessment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of section 40 of the Constitution. Costs are summarily assessed against the defendant for $500.00.
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\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid9255207 ssed.
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\par }\pard \qr \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7417237 {\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13638041\charrsid1334192 Ma}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1334192 rie Chan and }{
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