[2024] KEHC 4932 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 4932 (KLR)

The court found that the administrators failed to apply for confirmation of the grant within the statutory period, rendering the grant useless and inoperational by operation of law. Pursuant to Section 76(d)(i) of the Law of Succession Act, the court exercised its power to revoke and annul the grant, as the...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 4932 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Veronica Auma Barasa; Applicant: Paulo Agunda
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Succession Cause 103 of 2015
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Ruling on Revocation of Grant
Outcome
Grant revoked and file closed.
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Grant of Letters of Administration, Revocation of Grant, Confirmation of Grant
Source Language
en
Family and Children Grant of Letters of Administration Revocation of Grant Confirmation of Grant

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Parties

Veronica Auma Barasa

Applicant

Paulo Agunda

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Succession Cause / Ruling on Revocation of Grant

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the grant issued to the administrators has become useless and inoperational by law due to failure to apply for confirmation within the prescribed period.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the administrators failed to apply for confirmation of the grant within the statutory period, rendering the grant useless and inoperational by operation of law. Pursuant to Section 76(d)(i) of the Law of Succession Act, the court exercised its power to revoke and annul the grant, as the continued existence of an unconfirmed grant serves no legal purpose and is contrary to the requirements of succession law.

Court Disposition

Grant revoked and file closed.

Orders

  • The grant issued to Veronica Auma Barasa and Paulo Agunda on 8th March 2018 is revoked and annulled.
  • The file is closed.