[2019] KEELC 1878 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant failed to annex the ruling against which the stay was sought, making it impossible for the court to determine the merits of the application. The absence of the impugned ruling deprived the court of the necessary context to assess whether the conditions for stay of proceedings had...
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- Citation
- [2019] KEELC 1878 (KLR)
- Parties
- Appellant: James Kaiyoni Kaikai; Respondent: Daniel Leuru Kalasinga
- Court
- Environment and Land Court
- Court Station
- Environment and Land Court at Narok
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Environment and Land Appeal 8 of 2018
- Procedural Posture
- Stay Application / Ruling on Application for Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal
- Outcome
- application dismissed with costs
- Judges
- MN Kullow
- Legal Topics
- Stay of Proceedings, Joinder of Parties, Appeals Process, Land Disputes
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
James Kaiyoni Kaikai
Appellant
Daniel Leuru Kalasinga
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Stay Application / Ruling on Application for Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant has satisfied the conditions for grant of stay of proceedings pending appeal.
- 2 Whether failure to annex the impugned ruling affects the application for stay.
- 3 Whether the applicant was required to seek leave to appeal.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant failed to annex the ruling against which the stay was sought, making it impossible for the court to determine the merits of the application. The absence of the impugned ruling deprived the court of the necessary context to assess whether the conditions for stay of proceedings had been met. Additionally, the court noted that the applicant had the opportunity to seek leave before the trial magistrate but did not do so. Consequently, the application for stay of proceedings was found to be without merit and was dismissed with costs.
Court Disposition
application dismissed with costs
Orders
- The application for stay of proceedings is dismissed with costs to the respondent.
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
20 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT OF NAROK
APPEAL NO. 8 OF 2018
JAMES KAIYONI KAIKAI.................................................................APELLANT
-VERSUS-
DANIEL LEURU KALASINGA....................................................RESPONDENT
RULING
The Application before me is the Notice of Motion dated 22nd November, 2018 which was brought under Section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 42 (3) of the Civil Procedure Rules wherein the Applicant herein seeks a stay of proceedings in Kilgoris Principal Magistrate’s Court ELC No. 21 of 2018 pending the hearing and determination of an intended Appeal before the court. The Application herein was based on the grounds that the Applicant is desirous to appeal against an order made on 1st November, 2018. The Kilgoris Resident Magistrate had dismissed an Application seeking to join a third party to the proceedings before the said court and that the suit will proceed and the intended Appeal be rendered nugatory.
The Application was opposed by the Respondent who had filed a replying Affidavit indicating that the third party against whom the Applicant wanted to enjoin was non-existent and allowing the said application will delay the hearing and determination of the suit and to buy the Applicants time to abuse the said suit land.
The Respondent contended that the Applicant is in occupation of the suit land and is only intent is to delay the further hearing of the matter and that the Applicant did not seek for leave to Appeal.
I have read the Application before me and the submissions made by the counsel for the parties and what is for determination in this appeal is whether the Applicant has satisfied the conditions of stay of execution pending the appeal. The intended Appeal is against the Ruling of the Senior Resident Magistrate and delivered on 1st November, 2018 in which the court declined to enjoin the group executive committee as a party to the suit herein.
I have looked at the pleadings save for the proceedings of the court from 17th July, 2018 to 9th October, 2018 and I have not seen the ruling against which the stay herein is based. Furthermore, the Applicant had the opportunity to seek for leave before the trial Magistrate but he chose to move to the court under the provisions of order 43 (I) in which he exercised his right of Appeal. However, I cannot be able to make a determination for the stay as the Appellant has not annexed a copy of the aforesaid ruling and for the above reasons the instant Application has no limbs to stand and I consequently dismiss the same with costs.
DATED, SIGNED and DELIVERED in open court at NAROK on this 24th day of July, 2019
Mohammed Kullow
Judge
24/7/19
In the presence of: -
Ms Adala holding brief for Ogutu for the appellant
N/A for the Respondent
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