[2020] KEHC 1500 (KLR)

[2020] KEHC 1500 (KLR)

The court found that the Notice of Motion filed by the applicant was neither signed nor dated. This omission rendered the application fatally defective in law. As a result, the court had no option but to strike out the application for non-compliance with mandatory procedural requirements. The defect was fundamental...

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Citation
[2020] KEHC 1500 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: John Rading Oloo; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Siaya
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E005 of 2020
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling
Outcome
application struck out
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Defective Pleadings, Striking Out Applications
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Defective Pleadings Striking Out Applications

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Parties

John Rading Oloo

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Application / Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Notice of Motion is valid in the absence of a signature and date.
  2. 2 Whether a fatally defective application can be entertained by the court.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the Notice of Motion filed by the applicant was neither signed nor dated. This omission rendered the application fatally defective in law. As a result, the court had no option but to strike out the application for non-compliance with mandatory procedural requirements. The defect was fundamental and could not be cured by amendment or discretion. The court accordingly struck out the application and ordered the file closed.

Court Disposition

application struck out

Orders

  • The Notice of Motion is struck out.
  • File closed.