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The City of Lusaka Football Club (2000) Plc has initiated legal proceedings in the Lusaka High Court to annul a contentious 25-year lease granted to Spectra Oil Corporation Limited.
The club is also seeking an order for the Chief Registrar of Lands and Deeds to remove the caveat placed on Stand 3034 at Lewanika Mall, which the club claimed as its property.
The statement of claim names Spectra Oil, the Chief Registrar, and the Attorney-General as defendants.
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The club contended that the lease, executed in 2012, was signed by individuals lacking proper authority, as they were neither directors, shareholders, employees, agents, nor officers of the football club.
This, the club argued, rendered the lease void.
Additionally, the club asserted that the lease was never registered, a requirement for legality.
The placement of a caveat on the property by Spectra Oil in 2016, based on the unregistered lease, was deemed illegal by the club.
Upon discovering the caveat in 2016, the club promptly informed the Commissioner of Lands and Deeds, yet the caveat remained.
The club accused the Commissioner of Lands of negligence for not removing the caveat and seeks legal remedies including the nullification of the lease, removal of the caveat and compensation for financial losses incurred.
The lawsuit further claimed that Spectra Oil and its representatives failed to perform due diligence before entering the lease agreement.
City of Lusaka Football Club is also demanding exemplary damages for the economic harm caused by the ongoing delay.
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