[2023] KEHC 19778 (KLR)

[2023] KEHC 19778 (KLR)

The court found that since no pleadings had been filed in the succession cause, there was nothing pending for the court's consideration. As a result, the file could not remain open and was ordered closed.

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Citation
[2023] KEHC 19778 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Joel Ochieng Chan
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Succession Cause 497 of 2015
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Ruling on File Status
Outcome
File closed due to absence of pleadings.
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Succession Proceedings, Estate Administration
Source Language
en
Family and Children Succession Proceedings Estate Administration

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Parties

Joel Ochieng Chan

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Succession Cause / Ruling on File Status

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether there are any pleadings filed for consideration in the succession cause.
  2. 2 Whether the file should remain open or be closed.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that since no pleadings had been filed in the succession cause, there was nothing pending for the court's consideration. As a result, the file could not remain open and was ordered closed.

Court Disposition

File closed due to absence of pleadings.

Orders

  • The file is hereby closed.