[2025] KEHC 8627 (KLR)

[2025] KEHC 8627 (KLR)

The court found that the applicant had satisfied the requirements for a stay of proceedings pending appeal. There was a pending appeal challenging the conditional setting aside of an interlocutory judgment, specifically the requirement to deposit a substantial decretal sum as a precondition. The court held that if...

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Citation
[2025] KEHC 8627 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Ibrahim Bulle; Respondent: Hosea Kimutai Kipsabul
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Eldoret
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
19 June 2025
Case Number
Civil Appeal E110 of 2025
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Ruling on Application for Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal
Outcome
application allowed
Judges
RN Nyakundi
Legal Topics
Stay of Proceedings, Interlocutory Orders, Conditional Setting Aside, Appeal Process, Security for Decretal Sum
Source Language
english
Civil Procedure Stay of Proceedings Interlocutory Orders Conditional Setting Aside Appeal Process Security for Decretal Sum

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Parties

Ibrahim Bulle

Applicant

Hosea Kimutai Kipsabul

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Ruling on Application for Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether there should be a stay of proceedings and all consequential orders in Eldoret Civil Suit E340 pending the determination of the Appeal.
  2. 2 Whether the conditions imposed by the trial court for setting aside the interlocutory judgment were proper.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant had satisfied the requirements for a stay of proceedings pending appeal. There was a pending appeal challenging the conditional setting aside of an interlocutory judgment, specifically the requirement to deposit a substantial decretal sum as a precondition. The court held that if the stay was not granted, execution would issue, rendering the appeal nugatory and defeating the purpose of the appeal. The application was filed promptly, and the circumstances justified a stay to prevent the applicant from being compelled to pay the decretal sum before the appeal is determined. The court exercised its discretion to grant a stay of proceedings and all...

Court Disposition

application allowed

Orders

  • The proceedings and consequential orders in Eldoret Chief Magistrates’ Civil Case No. E340 of 2024 are hereby stayed pending the determination of the Appeal herein.
  • Costs shall abide the outcome of the Appeal.