[2024] KEHC 11365 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 11365 (KLR)

The court found that the application for rectification of the grant was merited as the applicants had demonstrated that the place of death of the deceased was incorrectly stated in the original letters of administration. The court exercised its statutory power to rectify the grant to ensure that the record...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 11365 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Denis Jorim Buyu; Applicant: Brian Osborne Ochanda Randiak
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Miscellaneous Succession Cause E066 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Succession Cause / Ruling on Summons for Rectification of Grant
Outcome
Application for rectification of grant allowed.
Judges
MS Shariff
Legal Topics
Succession, Rectification of Grant, Letters of Administration
Source Language
en
Family and Children Succession Rectification of Grant Letters of Administration

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Parties

Denis Jorim Buyu

Applicant

Brian Osborne Ochanda Randiak

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Succession Cause / Ruling on Summons for Rectification of Grant

  1. 1 Whether the letters of administration should be rectified to reflect the correct place of death of the deceased.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the application for rectification of the grant was merited as the applicants had demonstrated that the place of death of the deceased was incorrectly stated in the original letters of administration. The court exercised its statutory power to rectify the grant to ensure that the record accurately reflected the true place of death, thereby upholding the integrity of the succession process and preventing future disputes or confusion regarding the estate administration.

Court Disposition

Application for rectification of grant allowed.

Orders

  • The letters of administration issued on 11.6.2024 are hereby rectified to reflect the place of death of the deceased as Victoria Hospital Kisumu.
  • A rectified letters of administration to issue accordingly.