| The law office of Poonai and Poonai is thinking about moving to the High Court to file a motion of contempt against Registrar of Lands, Juliet Sattaur. The law firm, on behalf of its clients, made the statement yesterday in relation to land titles that the Registrar is reportedly refusing to release despite being ordered by two judges; one being the Chief Justice himself, to hand over the land documents.According to a partner at the law firm,NFL Jerseys From China, several complaints have been made against the Registrar pertaining to her alleged slothfulness in the transfer of lands. The lawyer claimed that in some cases, years pass by; some persons die and the Registrar would still not make the title transfers despite the mandatory requirements of compliances, rates and taxes and power of attorney being provided.Sohan Poonai alleged that instead, the Registrar would formulate several excuses in defence of her not making the land transfers. “…some matters, for as long as three years,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, she (Registrar) would take to effect a transfer. Fifteen applications for land were filed; some since 2009 for her to transfer title to the applicants…“She has refused. Her excuse would be that the compliances were not renewed, the power of attorney is not updated or that the rates and taxes have to be renewed, not withstanding that at the time of filing applications all documentation were complied with.”Poonai explained that when the year expires the compliances by law,Wholesale China Jerseys, must be renewed. He alleged that the Registrar would then use that glitch as an excuse for refusing the land transfers. Poonai argued that it is no fault of his firm or the applicants that the compliances need to be renewed when all the land documents were initially provided at the time it was filed.Poonai told Kaieteur News that on May 11 this year,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, Justice Diana Insanally granted several orders compelling the Registrar to transfer land titles. He alleged that when the matter was called in court, the Registrar never made an appearance to justify why she was allegedly failing to grant the land applications.The Attorney further stated that Justice Ian Chang made an order compelling the Registrar to pass all the titles over to the respective applicants. He however claimed that Sattaur was still refusing to comply with the ruling, thus defying the order of the Chief Justice.“On 11 May 2012, Justice Chang made all the orders absolute… meaning- compelling her to pass the titles. We served these orders on her. Notwithstanding that we served these orders,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, she still adamantly refuse to issue the titles. She is disobeying the order of the court…. and no less, a court of the Chief Justice.”Poonai read from the order of Justice Insanally which incorporated that the Registrar’s failure to issue the land titles is “unlawful, arbitrary and unreasonable.”Poonai concluded that his law firm has been forced, on behalf of its clients,Cheap NFL Shop, to file a motion of contempt “to send the Registrar to prison for disobeying the order of the Chief Justice.” The Attorney opined that the Registrar’s action is of public importance since these are not isolated incidents that are slowing up commerce in the country.In the meantime, several other lawyers who opted to remain anonymous vented their frustrations towards the Registrar. One attorney is of the belief that nothing will change despite the numerous complaints made against Sattaur.He described the Registrar as being “greater than the institution she works for.” He said he has filed numerous matters against Sattaur and no change has come about. |
