[2023] KEELRC 2045 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant had provided sufficient evidence of payment of both the decretal sum and legal costs as ordered in the judgment, less statutory deductions as required by law. The court was satisfied that the obligations under the judgment had been fully discharged by the applicant. Consequently,...
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- Citation
- [2023] KEELRC 2045 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Kingdom Bank Limited (Formerly Jamii Bora Bank Limited); Respondent: Stephen Williamson Nyambuka; Respondent: Anfield Auctioneers
- Court
- Employment and Labour Relations Court
- Court Station
- Employment and Labour Relations Court at Nairobi
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Employment and Labour Relations Cause 272 of 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Employment and Labour Cause / Ruling on Application to Set Aside Warrants of Attachment and Declare Decretal Sum Satisfied
- Outcome
- application allowed
- Judges
- MN Nduma
- Legal Topics
- Execution of Judgment, Satisfaction of Debt, Warrants of Attachment, Statutory Deductions, Costs of Proceedings
- Source Language
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Parties
Kingdom Bank Limited (Formerly Jamii Bora Bank Limited)
Applicant
Stephen Williamson Nyambuka
Respondent
Anfield Auctioneers
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Employment and Labour Cause / Ruling on Application to Set Aside Warrants of Attachment and Declare Decretal Sum Satisfied
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the warrants of attachment and proclamation against the applicant's movable property were lawful in light of alleged full satisfaction of the judgment and costs.
- 2 Whether the decretal sum and legal costs pursuant to the judgment had been fully paid by the applicant.
- 3 Whether the 1st respondent was entitled to further execution or enforcement measures.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant had provided sufficient evidence of payment of both the decretal sum and legal costs as ordered in the judgment, less statutory deductions as required by law. The court was satisfied that the obligations under the judgment had been fully discharged by the applicant. Consequently, the continued execution by way of warrants of attachment and proclamation was unlawful and unjustified. The court emphasized that once a judgment debtor has fully satisfied the judgment and costs, no further execution can lawfully issue. The court therefore set aside the warrants of attachment and quashed the proclamation notices, declaring the judgment satisfied.
Court Disposition
application allowed
Orders
- The warrant of attachment issued on October 3, 2022 is set aside.
- The proclamation notices dated October 4, 2022 against movable property of the applicant are quashed.
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Kingdom Bank Limited (Formerly Jamii Bora Bank Limited) v Nyambuka & another (Employment and Labour Relations Cause 272 of 2020) [2023] KEELRC 2045 (KLR) (24 August 2023) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2023] KEELRC 2045 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the Employment and Labour Relations Court at Nairobi
Employment and Labour Relations Cause 272 of 2020
MN Nduma, J
August 24, 2023
Between
Kingdom Bank Limited (Formerly Jamii Bora Bank Limited)
Applicant
and
Stephen Williamson Nyambuka
1st Respondent
Anfield Auctioneers
2nd Respondent
Ruling
1. The Respondent/Applicant filed application dated 5/10/2022 seeking an order in the following terms:-1. Spent2. Spent3. That pending hearing and determination of this application, this Honourable Court be pleased to stay execution of the warrants of attachment issued on October 3, 2022 together with the proclamation, attachment and/or sale of the applicant’s movable property in the 2nd Respondent’s proclamation dated October 4, 2022. 4.That this Honourable Court be pleased to set aside the warrants of attachment issued on October 3, 2022 and/or quash the 2nd Respondent’s proclamation notices of October 4, 2022. 5.That this Honourable Court be pleased to make a finding or issue a declaration that the Decretal sum pursuant to the Judgment of July 21, 2022 together with legal costs as being fully satisfied and or paid by the Applicant.6. That the costs of this application be borne by the espondents.
2. The application is premised on grounds (a) to (h) in the notice of motion and buttressed in the supporting affidavit of Jackson Kimathi, the Head of Legal Services of the applicant, the butt of which is that the warrants of attachment dated 3/10/2022 against the applicant’s movable property and the proclamation by the 2nd respondent dated 4/10/2022 is unlawful and illegal since the applicant has fully satisfied the judgment of the Court dated 21/7/2022.
3. That the 1st respondent wishes to unlawfully, and illegally enrich himself to the loss and detriment of the applicant. That the application be granted.
4. That the decretal sum of Kshs 840,000 was paid directly to the 1st respondent’s bank account on 12/9/2022 and in addition the agreed legal costs of Kshs 190,200 was paid by cheque dated 12/9/2022 to the 1st respondent’s counsel. The evidence of the payments is attached to the supporting affidavit of the applicant.
5. In the replying affidavit of the 1st respondent dated December 22, 2023, is deposed that the applicant has failed to settle the decretal sum including costs of counsel despite request, hence the extraction of warrants of attachment and proclamation of movable property of the Applicant.
6. In the response to the replying affidavit, the applicant filed supplementary affidavit dated 25/4/2023 reiterating that the decretal sum and costs have been fully settled and that the application be granted as prayed. Both parties filed written submissions which the Court has carefully considered.
7. The Court is satisfied that indeed the decretal sum plus costs of counsel have been fully paid by the applicant.
8. In terms of Section 49(2) of the Employment Act, 2007, decretal sum paid pursuant to judgment of Court for compensation of an employee is subject to payment of statutory deductions.
9. The Court is satisfied that the applicant has fully paid the decretal sum including costs of counsel less statutory deductions.
10. Accordingly, the application has merit and the Court allows the same and makes the following final orders:-(a)The Warrant of attachment issued on October 3, 2022 is set aside and the proclamation notices dated October 4, 2022 against movable property of the applicant is quashed.(b)The Decretal sum pursuant to the judgment of July 21, 2022 together with legal costs have been fully satisfied.(c)Costs of this application be paid by the 1st respondent.
DATED AND DELIVERED AT NAIROBI (VIRTUALLY) THIS 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2023. MATHEWS N. NDUMAJUDGEAppearancesMr. Muchiri for ApplicantM/s Kinoti for 1st RespondentEkale: Court Assistant