[2024] KEHC 6657 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 6657 (KLR)

The court found that the application dated 7th July 2003, being an Advocate/Client Bill of Costs, had not been prosecuted for over twenty years. The prolonged inaction amounted to a lapse of time and justified dismissal for want of prosecution. The court exercised its discretion to dismiss the application and close...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 6657 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Peter M. Karanja; Defendant: Yogesh Dawa; Defendant: Victoria Carriers Ltd
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Miscellaneous Civil Application 152 of 2003
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling
Outcome
application dismissed for want of prosecution
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Advocate Client Costs, Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
Source Language
en
Civil Procedure Advocate Client Costs Dismissal for Want of Prosecution

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Parties

Peter M. Karanja

Applicant

Yogesh Dawa

Defendant

Victoria Carriers Ltd

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Advocate/Client Bill of Costs filed in 2003 should be prosecuted or dismissed for want of prosecution.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the application dated 7th July 2003, being an Advocate/Client Bill of Costs, had not been prosecuted for over twenty years. The prolonged inaction amounted to a lapse of time and justified dismissal for want of prosecution. The court exercised its discretion to dismiss the application and close the file, noting that the matter had been overtaken by events and there was no justification to keep it pending any longer.

Court Disposition

application dismissed for want of prosecution

Orders

  • The application dated 7th July 2003 is dismissed for lapse of time without prosecution.
  • No orders as to costs.