[2024] KEHC 10759 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 10759 (KLR)

The court found that the petitioners had complied with the necessary legal requirements for the recognition and adoption of a foreign grant of probate. There being no objection or contest, and the application being properly supported by affidavit, the court exercised its discretion to allow the petition as prayed....

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 10759 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Saroj Jivram Derodra; Applicant: Vijay Jivram; Applicant: Jatin Jivram Derodra
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Succession Cause E019 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Ruling on Petition for Adoption of Foreign Grant of Probate
Outcome
Petition allowed; foreign grant of probate adopted; file closed.
Judges
MS Shariff
Legal Topics
Probate, Foreign Grant Recognition, Estate Administration
Source Language
en
Family and Children Probate Foreign Grant Recognition Estate Administration

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Parties

Saroj Jivram Derodra

Applicant

Vijay Jivram

Applicant

Jatin Jivram Derodra

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Succession Cause / Ruling on Petition for Adoption of Foreign Grant of Probate

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the grant of probate issued by the High Court of Justice in England and Wales should be adopted as a grant of probate by the Kenyan High Court.
  2. 2 Whether the petitioners have satisfied the requirements for recognition of a foreign probate grant.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the petitioners had complied with the necessary legal requirements for the recognition and adoption of a foreign grant of probate. There being no objection or contest, and the application being properly supported by affidavit, the court exercised its discretion to allow the petition as prayed. The grant of probate issued by the High Court of Justice in England and Wales was therefore adopted as a grant of probate of the Kenyan High Court, enabling the administration of the estate in Kenya in accordance with the foreign grant.

Court Disposition

Petition allowed; foreign grant of probate adopted; file closed.

Orders

  • The grant of probate issued in the family division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales is adopted as a grant of probate of this court.
  • Grant to issue accordingly.