A Kaduna State High Court has fixed February 10, 2022 for hearing in the suit by Durbar Hotel PLC against the Kaduna State Government over alleged illegal demolition of the property.
The hotel had filed the suit over what it termed plans to take over the property despite pending appeal on the matter at the Supreme Court, which the state government filed challenging the verdicts of lower courts.
The hotel is demanding a declaration that it is the titleholder of the parcel of land on Muhammadu Buhari Way (Warf Road), Kaduna North, Kaduna State measuring about 5.378 hectares and covered by Kaduna State certificate of occupancy No 17789.
A declaration that the demolition of the plaintiff’s property situate and lying at General Certificate of Occupancy of 7th May 1990 by the Kaduna State government is unconstitutional, illegal, null and void.
The hotel is also asking the court for an order of injunction restraining the defendants, their agents, servants, privies and whosoever from transferring, assigning or selling in any way part of the property.
The hotel first approached the court in 2001 after the government begun moves to take it over in suit number FHC/KD/CS/66/2001 before a Federal High Court in Kaduna, which was decided in favour of the hotel; and the Court of Appeal in Kaduna with number: CA/K/307/2005 and ruling number CA/K/191/2003 which was also decided in its favour, forcing the government to further appeal to the Supreme Court in SC/101/2015 and SC/102/2015.
Justice Hannatu Balogun has fixed February 10, 2022, for hearing.
