[2016] KEELRC 1361 (KLR)
The court found that the claimant had failed to take any steps to serve the memorandum of claim or prosecute the cause for over three years since filing. Despite public and specific hearing notices, neither party appeared or was represented at the hearing. In the interest of efficient administration of justice and...
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- Citation
- [2016] KEELRC 1361 (KLR)
- Parties
- Claimant: Isaac Otieno Oduor T/A Tough Security Guards; Respondent: Elly Mukolwe Toli
- Court
- Employment and Labour Relations Court
- Court Station
- Employment and Labour Relations Court at Nairobi
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Cause 1374 of 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Employment Cause / Ruling on Dismissal for Non Prosecution
- Outcome
- cause dismissed for non-attendance and non-prosecution
- Judges
- MSA Makhandia
- Legal Topics
- Dismissal for Non Prosecution, Service of Process, Case Backlog Management
- Source Language
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Parties
Isaac Otieno Oduor T/A Tough Security Guards
Claimant
Elly Mukolwe Toli
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Employment Cause / Ruling on Dismissal for Non Prosecution
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the claimant took any steps to serve the memorandum of claim or prosecute the cause since filing.
- 2 Whether the cause should be dismissed for non-attendance and non-prosecution.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the claimant had failed to take any steps to serve the memorandum of claim or prosecute the cause for over three years since filing. Despite public and specific hearing notices, neither party appeared or was represented at the hearing. In the interest of efficient administration of justice and to address case backlog, the court exercised its discretion to dismiss the cause for non-attendance and non-prosecution.
Court Disposition
cause dismissed for non-attendance and non-prosecution
Orders
- This cause is dismissed for non-attendance and non-prosecution.
Full Case Text
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18 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS COURT AT NAIROBI
CAUSE NO. 1374 OF 2013
ISAAC OTIENO ODUOR
T/A TOUGH SECURITY GUARDS..................................... CLAIMANT
v
ELLY MUKOLWE TOLI....................................................RESPONDENT
RULING
The Claimant commenced legal proceedings against the Respondent on 28 August 2013 alleging breach of contract.
There is nothing on the record to suggest that the Claimant has taken steps to serve the Memorandum of Claim and/or prosecute the Cause since filing.
As a way to deal with the backlog in the Court’s Nairobi registry, the Deputy Registrar notified the public through online and newspaper notices of a service week running from 18 April 2016 to 22 April 2016.
Specific hearing notices were also sent to the litigants and or their Advocates.
When this Cause was called out for hearing, there was no appearance/representation for the parties.
The Court therefore orders that this Cause be dismissed for non-attendance and non-prosecution as no steps have been taken for over 3 years.
Delivered, dated and signed in Nairobi this 22nd day of April 2016.
Radido Stephen
Judge
Court Assistant Nixon