Arnhabat v Sanhabat

Supreme Court

Land Appeal
1285 of 2022
10 Jun 2024
10 Jun 2024

Justice Dudley Aru
John Gordon Arnhabat - First Appellant; Shedrack Salemulu - Second Appellant; Johnathan Tawi - Third Appellant
Markton Sanhabat - First Respondent; Leonard Bill - Second Respondent; Belton Joe - Third Respondent; Ephraim Sairus & Jerety - Fourth Respondent; Albert Horambat - Fifth Respondent
Mrs. T. Harrison for the First Appellant (John Gordon) )- No appearance
Mr. E. Macreveth for the Second Appellant (Shedrack Salemulu)- No appearance
Mr. D. Yawha for the Third Appellant (Johnathan Tawi)- No appearance
Ms. V. Muluan for the First Respondent (Markton Sanhabat)
Mr. R. Rongo for the Second Respondent (Leonard Bill)
Third Respondent (Belton Joe) no-appearance
Fourth Respondent (Ephraim Sairus & Jerety) no-appearance
Fifth Respondent (Albert Horambat) no-appearance

ORDERS

1.    Further to order 2 of the 4th April 2024 Orders, and in the absence of any evidence that the second appellant’s notice and grounds of appeal were filed within time, the second appellant’s notice and grounds of appeal are now struck out.

2.    Jonathan Tawi is now the second appellant and Shedrack Salemulu will remain in the proceedings as the sixth (6th) respondent.

3.    A further 21 days to Mr. Yawha to file and serve the appeal book by 1st July 2024.

4.    The first and third appellants have 21 days to serve their applications to call fresh evidence by 1st July 2024.

5.    The appellants to file and serve their written submissions by 1st July 2024.

6.    A further 21 days to the respondents to file and serve their written submissions and response to the applications to call fresh evidence by 22nd July 2024.

7.    The applications to call fresh evidence are listed for 25 July 2024 at 10.00 am.

 

DATED at Port Vila this 10th day of June, 2024
BY THE COURT

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Dudley Aru
Judge