[2002] KECA 147 (KLR)
The court found that although the applicant's affidavit did not clearly explain the 20-day delay in filing the application for extension of time, the delay was not so inordinate as to warrant refusal of the application. The court exercised its discretion in favour of the applicant, noting that the previous appeal...
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- Citation
- [2002] KECA 147 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Atanasio Mwika; Respondent: Land Adjudication Officer – Nyambene Director of Land Adjudication; Respondent: Ichengi Thuranira
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Court Station
- Court of Appeal at Nyeri
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- ? 151 of 2002
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Application / Application for Extension of Time to File Notice and Record of Appeal
- Outcome
- application granted
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Appeals Process, Service of Notice
- Source Language
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Parties
Atanasio Mwika
Applicant
Land Adjudication Officer – Nyambene Director of Land Adjudication
Respondent
Ichengi Thuranira
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Application for Extension of Time to File Notice and Record of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant should be granted an extension of time to file a notice and record of appeal out of time.
- 2 Whether the delay in filing the application was inordinate and justified refusal of the extension.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that although the applicant's affidavit did not clearly explain the 20-day delay in filing the application for extension of time, the delay was not so inordinate as to warrant refusal of the application. The court exercised its discretion in favour of the applicant, noting that the previous appeal was struck out due to failure to serve one of the respondents, and that the interests of justice required allowing the applicant to proceed with the appeal. The application for extension of time was therefore granted, subject to the applicant filing the notice of appeal within 7 days and the record of appeal within 14 days thereafter.
Court Disposition
application granted
Orders
- The applicant shall file a notice of appeal within 7 days from the date of the ruling.
- The applicant shall lodge the record of appeal within 14 days from the date of filing the notice of appeal.
Full Case Text
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10 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT NYERI CORAM: OWUOR, J.A. (IN CHAMBERS) CIVIL APPLICATION NO. NAI. 151 OF 2002(NYR.18/2002) BETWEEN ATANASIO MWIKA……………………………………...…………APPLICANT AND 1. LAND ADJUDICATION OFFICER – NYAMBENE DIRECTOR OF LAND ADJUDICATION 2. ICHENGI THURANIRA………………………………….…RESPONDENTS (An application for extension of time to file notice and record of appeal out of time against an appeal from a Ruling & Order of the High Court of Kenya at Meru (Khamoni, J) dated 24/5/99 in H.C.MISC. C. NO. 112 OF 1997) ********************* RULING This application brought under rule (4) of the Rules of this Court, seeks for an order extending time for the filing of a notice of appeal and thereafter lodging a record of appeal.
The matter in the superior court was finalized on 24th May, 1999 and a notice of appeal filed by the applicant herein on 3rd June, 1999.
The 1st and 2nd Respondents were accordingly served with the notice of appeal within the prescribed time in terms of rule 76(1). Excluded from the service was the 3rd respondent in this application who no doubt was a person affected by the appeal.
For this reasonCivil Appeal No. 106 of 1999was struck out by this Court, hence the filing of this application on 30th May, 2002.
The affidavit sworn by the applicant in support of this application does not clearly state the reason for the 20 days delay in filing the application. That notwithstanding and in the circumstance of this case, such delay was not inordinate so as to stop me from exercising my discretion in favour of the applicant. In the result the application is hereby granted. The applicant do file a notice of appeal within 7 days from today’s date and thereafter to lodge his record of appeal within 14 days from the date of filing the notice. The costs of the application shall be in the appeal.
Dated and delivered at Nyeri this 1 st day of November, 2002.
E. OWUOR ……………………….. JUDGE OF APPEAL
I certify that this is a true copy of the original.
DEPUTY REGISTRAR.