Kariuki v Directline Insurance Co. Ltd & 4 others (Civil Case E002 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 13251 (KLR) (16 July 2026) (Ruling)
The court exercised its discretion to grant an adjournment because counsel for the Plaintiff needed time to recuperate, and then issued structured timelines for service, responses, skeleton submissions, and a compliance mention date for the Notice of Motion application to facilitate orderly hearing and case management.
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- Citation
- [2026] KEHC 13251 (KLR)
- Parties
- Plaintiff: Daniel Karanja Kariuki; Defendant: Directline Insurance Co. Ltd; 1st Interested Party: Henry Muriithi Muchuku; 2nd Interested Party: Joseph Mwaura Gitimu; 3rd Interested Party: Esther Murugi Irungu; 4th Interested Party: Hellen Kalekye Kyalo alias Hellen Kyalo
- Court
- High Court
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Civil Case E002 of 2026
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Case / Ruling on Adjournment and Directions on Notice of Motion Application
- Outcome
- Adjournment granted; directions issued on the pending application.
- Judges
- ["DO Chepkwony"]
- Legal Topics
- Adjournment, Case Management, Inter Partes Hearing, Service of Application, Responses and Submissions, Mention for Compliance
- Source Language
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Parties
Daniel Karanja Kariuki
Plaintiff
Directline Insurance Co. Ltd
Defendant
Henry Muriithi Muchuku
1st Interested Party
Joseph Mwaura Gitimu
2nd Interested Party
Esther Murugi Irungu
3rd Interested Party
Hellen Kalekye Kyalo alias Hellen Kyalo
4th Interested Party
Procedural Posture
Civil Case / Ruling on Adjournment and Directions on Notice of Motion Application
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the court should grant adjournment of the inter-partes hearing application dated 30th April, 2026.
- 2 What directions should govern the Notice of Motion application dated 14th May, 2026 filed by the 2nd and 3rd Interested Parties.
Ratio Decidendi
The court exercised its discretion to grant an adjournment because counsel for the Plaintiff needed time to recuperate, and then issued structured timelines for service, responses, skeleton submissions, and a compliance mention date for the Notice of Motion application to facilitate orderly hearing and case management.
Court Disposition
Adjournment granted; directions issued on the pending application.
Orders
- The adjournment of the inter-partes hearing was granted to allow counsel for the Plaintiff to recuperate.
- The 2nd and 3rd Interested Parties shall serve the application dated 14th May, 2026 upon the other parties within three (3) days.
Full Case Text
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**REPUBLIC OF KENYA** **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MURANG’A** **HIGH COURT CIVIL CASE NO.E002 OF 2026** **DANIEL KARANJA KARIUKI ……………………………………..…….PLAINTIFF** **VERSUS** **DIRECTLINE INSURANCE CO. LTD……………………….………. DEFENDANT** **HENRY MURIITHI MUCHUKU ……………………....…1ST INTERESTED PARTY** **JOSEPH MWAURA GITIMU ………………………...…2ND INTERESTED PARTY** **ESTHER MURUGI IRUNGU ……………………………3RD INTERESTED PARTY** **HELLEN KALEKYE KYALO alias HELLEN KYALO...4TH INTERESTED PARTY** **RULING** 1.The matter is for inter-partes hearing of an application dated 30th April, 2026. Upon listening to both counsel present for the Plaintiff and 2nd and 3rd Interested Parties, the application for adjournment is granted to allow the counsel for the Plaintiff recuperate. 2.For the Notice of Motion application dated 14th May, 2006, filed by the 2nd and 3rd Interested Parties, the following directions issue; **(a) The 2nd and 3rd Interested Parties shall serve the application dated 14th May, 2026 upon the other parties within three (3) days for the date thereof.** **(b) Upon being served with the said application, the other parties shall file and serve their respective responses to the application dated 14th May, 2026 within twenty one (21) days from the date of being served.** **(c) Thereafter, the parties shall canvass the said application by way of skeleton submissions.** **(d) The parties shall file and exchange their respective skeleton written submissions, limited to five (5) pages written fourteen (14) days of each other, with the 2nd and 3rd Interested Parties going first.** **(e) Mention on 18th September, 2026 for parties to confirm compliance and take further direction.** **RULING DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED THIS 16TH DAY OF JULY, 2026.** **HON. DORAH CHEPKWONY** **JUDGE**