[2025] KEHC 8017 (KLR)
The High Court, exercising its discretion under section 18 of the Civil Procedure Act, found that the Kombewa Law Courts have the proper geographical jurisdiction over the matter. The transfer is also justified by the constitutional imperative to facilitate access to justice under Article 48 of the Constitution....
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- Citation
- [2025] KEHC 8017 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: __MISSING__; Respondent: __MISSING__
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Succession Application 259 of 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Succession Application / Ruling on Transfer of Proceedings
- Outcome
- Application for transfer allowed; file transferred to Kombewa Law Courts.
- Judges
- A Mabeya
- Legal Topics
- Transfer of Proceedings, Jurisdiction of Courts, Access to Justice
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
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Applicant
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Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Succession Application / Ruling on Transfer of Proceedings
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Maseno Law Courts have proper geographical jurisdiction over the succession cause.
- 2 Whether the file should be transferred to Kombewa Law Courts to facilitate access to justice.
Ratio Decidendi
The High Court, exercising its discretion under section 18 of the Civil Procedure Act, found that the Kombewa Law Courts have the proper geographical jurisdiction over the matter. The transfer is also justified by the constitutional imperative to facilitate access to justice under Article 48 of the Constitution. Accordingly, the file is withdrawn from Maseno Law Courts and transferred to Kombewa Law Courts for hearing and determination.
Court Disposition
Application for transfer allowed; file transferred to Kombewa Law Courts.
Orders
- The file is withdrawn from Maseno Law Courts and transferred to Kombewa Law Courts for hearing and determination.
- Parties to be notified of the transfer.
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In re Estate of Helen Mboke alias Hellen Abok Obure (Deceased) (Miscellaneous Succession Application 259 of 2025) [2025] KEHC 8017 (KLR) (9 June 2025) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 8017 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Miscellaneous Succession Application 259 of 2025
A Mabeya, J
June 9, 2025
(From Original Maseno Senior Principal Magistrate Succession Cause No. E015 of 2024)
Ruling
1. I have considered the geographical jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Courts of Maseno and Kombewa. I have also considered the constitutional imperative of access to justice under Article 48 of the Constitution of Kenya.
2. In the exercise of the jurisdiction of this Court under section 18 of the Civil Procedure Act, Cap 21 Laws of Kenya, this file is hereby withdrawn from Maseno Law Courts and transferred to Kombewa Law Courts for hearing and determination. The parties be notified.
3. Mention on 16/6/2025 before the Head of Station, Kombewa Law Courts for further directions.
4. This file is marked as closed.It is so ordered.
DATED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025. A. MABEYA, FCI, ArbJUDGE