Grisilda And Others v. Babanona And Others – sllr 2006 volume 2 page 253

In the case between the Plaintiff-Respondents, who initiated the partition action, and the Petitioners, who sought to be added as parties post-judgment, the court addressed the issue of whether individuals not originally parties to a partition case can be added as parties after the interlocutory decree has been entered. It was held that the statutory framework, specifically Sections 48(4)(c) and 69(1) of the Partition Law, does not permit the intervention or addition of non-parties after the entry of judgment. The findings established that the court’s inherent powers cannot be invoked to contravene express statutory limitations regarding the addition of parties in partition actions. This decision reiterated the principle that statutory provisions must be strictly adhered to in partition pr