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Former Health Minister, Dr Chitalu Chilufya, has been dragged to the Lusaka High Court by an Indian national, Pavitra Issar, in a dispute over a house at the NAPSA Housing Complex in Northgate Gardens.
According to court documents, Issar is seeking an order of specific performance to compel Dr. Chilufya to transfer legal ownership of Subdivision A989 of Subdivision H of No. 34872, 153 B, Northgate Gardens into her name, in line with a contract of sale signed on December 31, 2024.
Issar, a resident of the same complex, claims she entered into a K1.2 million property purchase agreement with the former minister.
She states that she paid K300,000 as a down payment on December 31, 2024, before settling the balance of K900,000 on January 2, 2025. Both payments, she says, were receipted under Chilufya’s company, Bonashe Marketing.
In her affidavit, Issar explained that after paying the full purchase price, she was handed the certificate of title and later took possession of the property in February 2025 with assistance from the Legal Aid Clinic for Women.
However, despite repeated demands, Chilufya has allegedly failed or refused to formally convey the property into her name as required under the contract.
She contends that the refusal has left her “a squatter in the face of the law,” despite having fully paid for and occupied the house. Issar added that the delay has caused her “inconvenience, stress, and mental anguish.”
She has since asked the court to exercise its powers and compel the former minister to honour the terms of the sale agreement, particularly under special conditions three and eight of the contract.
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