[2003] KEHC 2 (KLR)
The court found that the omission of LR No: 209/9754/8 from the certificate of grant was not due to an error as contemplated by Section 74 of the Law of Succession Act, but rather due to the fact that the asset's existence was unknown at the time of confirmation. As such, rectification was not the appropriate...
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- Citation
- [2003] KEHC 2 (KLR)
- Parties
- MISSING: Samson Mwenja Komo (Deceased)
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Succession Cause 915 of 2003
- Procedural Posture
- Succession Cause / Ruling on Application for Rectification/review of Grant
- Outcome
- Application allowed in part; confirmation orders reviewed; fresh certificate of grant to issue including omitted asset.
- Judges
- DN Musyoka
- Legal Topics
- Succession, Rectification of Grant, Review of Orders
- Source Language
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Parties
Samson Mwenja Komo (Deceased)
MISSING
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Ruling on Application for Rectification/review of Grant
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the omission of LR No: 209/9754/8 from the certificate of grant can be rectified under Section 74 of the Law of Succession Act.
- 2 Whether the appropriate remedy is rectification or review of the confirmation order.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the omission of LR No: 209/9754/8 from the certificate of grant was not due to an error as contemplated by Section 74 of the Law of Succession Act, but rather due to the fact that the asset's existence was unknown at the time of confirmation. As such, rectification was not the appropriate remedy. Instead, the court determined that the proper course was to review the confirmation orders made on 18th February 2004 and 12th November 2007, and to issue a fresh certificate of grant to the administrators reflecting the newly discovered asset. This approach ensures that all assets of the deceased are properly accounted for and distributed in accordance with the law.
Court Disposition
Application allowed in part; confirmation orders reviewed; fresh certificate of grant to issue including omitted asset.
Orders
- The confirmation orders made on 18th February 2004 and 12th November 2007 are reviewed.
- A fresh certificate of grant shall issue to the administrators reflecting LR No. 209/9754/8 as one of the assets.
Full Case Text
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
High Court at Nairobi (Nairobi Law Courts)
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IN THE ESTATE OF SAMSON MWENJA KOMO – (DECEASED)
RULING
The application dated 5th February 2013 is for rectification of certificate of grant dated 18th February, 2004 and amended on 12th November, 2007. The principle ground is that an asset known as LR No: 209/9754/8 had been omitted from distribution as its existence was not known to the administrators at the time of confirmation.
A copy of the title has been exhibited in the affidavit in support of the application. It shows that the deceased Samson Komo Mwenja owned such a property.
This is not a case for rectification as there are no errors as envisaged by Section 74 of the Law of Succession Act. The situation relates to discovery of important material that could not be placed before the court at the material time of confirmation. It is a case for review.
I will review the confirmation order made on 18th February 2004 and that of 12th November, 2007. A fresh certificate of grant shall issue to the administrators reflecting LR. No. 209/9754/8 as one of the assets.
DATED, SIGNED and DELIVERED at NAIROBI this 9th DAY OF May, 2013.
W. M. MUSYOKA
JUDGE
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