Daljit Dhanjal saved from prosecution in Sh2bn family estate row
Joginder Singh Dhanjal (centre) and his son Kavir Singh (left) chat with their lawyer Mohamed Ali outside the courtroom after the High Court in Mombasa dismissed Ms Nagi’s application. Ms Nagi had sought to have his brother Daljit Singh Dhanjal prosecuted for interfering with their late father’s estate. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Ms Jaspal Kaur Nagi had gone to court seeking the prosecution of his brother Daljit for interfering with the estate.
Ms Jaspal Kaur Nagi said meddling with the estate of a deceased person is a criminal offence under the law
Justice Thande said the role of the court is to ensure that the estate is protected and eventually distributed to all the beneficiaries fairly.
A court has declined to allow the prosecution of one of the five siblings of a Mombasa tycoon in a dispute over the management of a Sh2 billion family business.
High Court Judge Mugure Thande said that despite the court finding that Mr Daljit Singh Dhanjal had meddled with the estate of their deceased father — Jaswant Singh Dhanjal — the court has a duty to ensure the family is not torn apart further.
