Principle

LAND LAW – Certificate of Occupancy – Invalid Grant Cannot Extinguish Prior Rights Under Section 5(2)

Area of law
LAND LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Section 5(2) of the Land Use Act provides that a certificate of occupancy extinguishes all previous rights over the land. However, this applies only to a valid certificate of occupancy. An invalid grant cannot extinguish prior rights. If the revocation of the prior right of…

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