[2019] KEHC 11642 (KLR)
The court held that since the applicant had not sought or obtained leave to appeal from the order made under Order 49 of the Civil Procedure Rules, there was no valid appeal before the court. Consequently, the application for stay of execution was premature and misconceived, as a stay can only be granted where there...
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- Citation
- [2019] KEHC 11642 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Maina Njuguna & Associates; Respondent: Invesco Assurance Co. Ltd; Respondent: Co-operative Bank of Kenya; Respondent: Diamond Trust Bank of Kenya Limited
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Machakos
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Application 354 of 2018
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Stay of Execution Pending Appeal
- Outcome
- application struck out
- Judges
- GV Odunga
- Legal Topics
- Garnishee Orders, Stay of Execution, Leave to Appeal
- Source Language
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Parties
Maina Njuguna & Associates
Applicant
Invesco Assurance Co. Ltd
Respondent
Co-operative Bank of Kenya
Respondent
Diamond Trust Bank of Kenya Limited
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Stay of Execution Pending Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a stay of execution can be granted where leave to appeal has not been sought or obtained from an order made under Order 49 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
Ratio Decidendi
The court held that since the applicant had not sought or obtained leave to appeal from the order made under Order 49 of the Civil Procedure Rules, there was no valid appeal before the court. Consequently, the application for stay of execution was premature and misconceived, as a stay can only be granted where there is a subsisting appeal. The application was therefore struck out with costs to the respondent.
Court Disposition
application struck out
Orders
- The application dated 18th August, 2019 is struck out with costs to the respondent.
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MACHAKOS
APPELLATE SIDE
(Coram: Odunga, J)
MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 354 OF 2018
MAINA NJUGUNA & ASSOCIATES...................................................APPLICANT
VERSUS
INVESCO ASSURANCE CO. LTD…..JUDGEMENT DEBTOR/RESPONDENT
AND
CO-OPERATIVE BANK OF KENYA..........................................1ST GARNISHEE
DIAMOND TRUST BANK OF KENYA LIMITED...................2ND GARNISHEE
RULING
1. On 1st August, 2019, the Deputy Registrar of this Court, Hon. K Kenei, pursuant to the provisions of Order 49 of the Civil Procedure Rules delivered a ruling herein in which she made the garnishee order nisi in respect of Kshs 3,378,433/= held to the credit of the Judgement Debtor herein absolute.
2. By an application dated 18th August, 2019, the Judgement Debtor herein has moved this court seeking that pending its intended appeal against the said decision, there be a stay of execution of the said decision.
3. Order 43 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules prescribes for decisions against which an appeal lies as of right and Order 49 is not one of the orders specified therein. Accordingly, pursuant to Order 43 rule 2 of the Civil Procedure Rules, an appeal arising from an order made under Order 49 only lies with leave of the Court. In this case, there is no leave to appeal sough nor is there any indication that the Judgement Debtor intends to apply for the same. Without leave to appeal being sought and granted, there would be no appeal and without an appeal, a stay cannot be granted. This was the position of the Court of Appeal in David Kiberia & Another vs. Meru Central Co-Operative Union Ltd. & Another Civil Application No. Nai. 284 of 1999where it held that where leave to appeal is required but has not been obtained a stay of execution ought not to be granted
4. It is therefore clear that the Judgement Debtor/Applicant herein has, in this application, put the cart before the horse.
5. In the premises the application dated 18th August, 2019 is misconceived and is hereby struck out with costs to the Respondent in the said application.
6. It is so ordered.
Read, signed and delivered in open court at Machakos this 16th day of August, 2019.
G V ODUNGA
JUDGE
Delivered in the absence of parties.
CA Josephine