[1999] KECA 99 (KLR)
The court found that, although the matters in issue were initially ordinary, they had developed extraordinary aspects and extended beyond the usual commercial litigation context. In the interests of all parties and the public, the court exercised its discretion to certify the application as urgent and directed that...
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- Citation
- [1999] KECA 99 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Kamlesh Mansukhlal Damji Pattni; Respondent: Nasir Ibrahim Ali; Respondent: Dinky International SA; Respondent: World Duty Free Company Limited; Respondent: Kenya Duty Free Complex
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Court Station
- Court of Appeal at Nairobi
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- ? 321 of 1998
- Procedural Posture
- Stay Application / Application for Stay and Certification of Urgency Before the Court of Appeal
- Outcome
- Application certified as urgent and listed for hearing before the Court of Appeal; costs in the cause.
- Legal Topics
- Stay of Proceedings, Certification of Urgency
- Source Language
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Parties
Kamlesh Mansukhlal Damji Pattni
Applicant
Nasir Ibrahim Ali
Respondent
Dinky International SA
Respondent
World Duty Free Company Limited
Respondent
Kenya Duty Free Complex
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Stay Application / Application for Stay and Certification of Urgency Before the Court of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for stay of proceedings should be certified as urgent.
- 2 Whether the matters in issue warrant immediate attention by the Court of Appeal.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that, although the matters in issue were initially ordinary, they had developed extraordinary aspects and extended beyond the usual commercial litigation context. In the interests of all parties and the public, the court exercised its discretion to certify the application as urgent and directed that it be heard expeditiously by the Court of Appeal. The urgency was justified by the need to prevent further delay and to ensure that the issues are resolved promptly, reflecting the court's responsibility to facilitate the efficient administration of justice.
Court Disposition
Application certified as urgent and listed for hearing before the Court of Appeal; costs in the cause.
Orders
- The application is certified as urgent.
- The application and all others listed are to be heard by the Court of Appeal on 14th January, 1999, subject to the direction of the Chief Justice.
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT NAIROBI (Coram: Tunoi, J.A. (IN CHAMBERS) CIVIL APPLICATION NO. NAI. 321 OF 1998 (126/98UR)
KAMLESH MANSUKHLAL DAMJI PATTNI.........................APPLICANT AND NASIR IBRAHIM ALI DINKY INTERNATIONAL SA WORLD DUTY FREE COMPANY LIMITED KENYA DUTY FREE COMPLEX................................RESPONDENTS
(Application for stay of all proceedings and Order of 14th December, 1998
in
H.C.C.C. NO. 418 OF 1998) ******************* RULING
It is urged before me that this matter is urgent and that I should certify so. I have now heard both counsel for the parties. I am of the view that the application by the applicant should be granted since the matters in issue, though quite ordinary at the beginning, have assumed a rather extraordinary angle and appear to have spilt out of the realm of the Milimani Commercial Court. In the circumstances it is in the best interests of all the parties concerned and the public at large that the matters in issue in the litigation be disposed of without any further delay. Accordingly, I certify the application urgent and order that, subject to the direction of the Honourable the Chief Justice, the application and all others which are listed be heard by the Court of Appeal on 14th January, 1999. Costs of this application shall be in the cause.
Made at Nairobi this 8th day of January, 1999.
P.K. TUNOI
...................
JUDGE OF APPEAL
I certify that this is a true copy of the original.
DEPUTY REGISTRAR