IN THE COURT OF APPEAL 
OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
(Civil Appellate Jurisdiction)	
Civil Appeal 
Case No. 19/2396 CoA/CIVA	
		
BETWEEN: 	McGLORY KALSAKAU representing FAMILY KALSAKAU	
	First Appellants	
		
AND:	RUSSEL BAKOKOTO representing NAFLAK TEUFI	
	Second Appellants 	
		
AND:	VAVAUTALO SOPE representing FAMILY SOPE of Imere	
	Third Appellants	
		
AND:	SAUWI KALPUKAI representing FAMILY NUNU NAPERIK MALA	
	Fourth Appellants	
		
AND:	DIRECTOR OF LANDS 	
	First Respondent	
		
AND:	NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF THE CUSTOM LAND MANAGEMENT OFFICE	
	Second Respondent	
		
AND:	ANDREW CHICHIRUA representing FAMILY GEORGE KANO	
	Third Respondent	

Civil Appeal
Case No.19/1749 CoA/CIVA

BETWEEN:	FAMILY CHICHIRUA 	
	Appellant 	
		
And:	HUMPREY TAMATA, NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF THE CUSTOM LAND MANAGEMENT OFFICE	
	First Respondent	
		
And:	FAMILY GEORGE KANO represented by ANDREW CHICHIRUA	
	Second Respondent	
		
AND:	FAMILY KALSAKAU and OTHERS	
	Third Respondents	

Coram:				Hon. Justice John William von Doussa
Hon. Justice Gus Andrée Wiltens 
Hon. Justice Viran Molisa Trief

Counsel:				Mr Sakiusa Kalsakau for the First, Third and Fourth Appellants
Mr Sammy Aron for the First and Second Respondents
Mr Jack Kilu for the Third Respondent

Date of Hearing:			11th May 2020

MINUTE

By application filed on 7 February 2020 the appellants in Civil Case No 2396 of 2019 applied to this court for clarification/review of the final judgment of the court in these appeals delivered on 15 November 2019. When the matter was called on Mr S Kalsakau for the appellants informed the court that upon reflection his clients considered that the matters which they had proposed to canvas before the court concerned a land transaction which occurred in about 1999, well before the legislation considered by the court in these appeals. The applicants therefore sought leave to withdraw their application.

The respondents raised no objection to the withdrawal of the application, and made a no application for costs. 

The court granted leave to the appellants to withdraw their application.

DATED at Port Vila,  this 11th day of May 2020

BY THE COURT

The Hon John von Doussa
Judge