High Court of Northern Rhodesia - 1949

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Citation	Judgment date
June 1949
O. H. Sundi v A. N. Ravalia (Civil Cause No. 49 of 1948) [1949] ZMHCNR 2 (1 June 1949) An unregistered lease required by statute is of no effect; it cannot be enforced or used to fix a yearly tenancy's commencement. Lands and Deeds Registry Ordinance — non-registration renders instruments "null and void" with no legal or equitable effect — unregistered leases unenforceable — estoppel not available absent fraud — notice doctrine excluded by statute — yearly tenancy commences on date of entry and payment.	1 June 1949
Sundi v Ravalia (Civil Appeal Cause 49 of 1948) [1949] ZMHCNR 1 (1 June 1949) An unregistered lease under the Registry Ordinance is wholly void and cannot fix tenancy commencement; no estoppel absent fraud. Lands and Deeds Registry Ordinance — effect of non-registration — "null and void" means no effect in law or equity — unregistered lease not enforceable nor able to fix commencement of tenancy — tenancy from year to year arises from entry and payment of annual rent — estoppel only where fraud or inducement — section 7 excludes notice of prior unregistered documents except for actual fraud.	1 June 1949