[2024] KEHC 5194 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 5194 (KLR)

The court found that the limited grant ad litem issued to the applicant had served its intended purpose, namely, to enable the applicant to file and continue with a pending suit on behalf of the estate. As there was no further purpose for the grant and no application for distribution of the estate, the court...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 5194 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Grace Awuondo Nyambok
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Succession Cause 14 of 2021
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Ruling on Closure of File After Purpose of Limited Grant Served
Outcome
File closed as purpose of limited grant ad litem served.
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Limited Grant Ad Litem, Estate Administration, Closure of Succession Cause
Source Language
en
Family and Children Limited Grant Ad Litem Estate Administration Closure of Succession Cause

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Parties

Grace Awuondo Nyambok

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Succession Cause / Ruling on Closure of File After Purpose of Limited Grant Served

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the limited grant ad litem issued to the applicant has served its purpose.
  2. 2 Whether the succession cause file should be closed after the purpose of the limited grant is fulfilled.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the limited grant ad litem issued to the applicant had served its intended purpose, namely, to enable the applicant to file and continue with a pending suit on behalf of the estate. As there was no further purpose for the grant and no application for distribution of the estate, the court determined that the succession cause file should be closed. The closure is an administrative act following the exhaustion of the grant's purpose, in line with the principles governing limited grants under the Law of Succession Act.

Court Disposition

File closed as purpose of limited grant ad litem served.

Orders

  • The succession cause file is closed as the purpose for which the limited grant ad litem was issued has been served.
  • Ruling to be typed and uploaded in the case Tracking System for closure of the file.