[2014] KEELRC 1408 (KLR)
The court found that there was a clear arithmetic error in the original judgment, as the calculation of the claimant's dues erroneously commenced from June 2011 instead of June 2010, omitting 12 months of pay. Additionally, the court acknowledged that the 10-month period during which the claimant was on half pay was...
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- Citation
- [2014] KEELRC 1408 (KLR)
- Parties
- Claimant: Moses Majale Shavaleji; Respondent: The PS Ministry of Lands; Respondent: The Hon. Attorney General
- Court
- Employment and Labour Relations Court
- Court Station
- Employment and Labour Relations Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Cause 111 of 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Review Application / Ruling on Application for Review of Judgment
- Outcome
- application for review allowed; judgment sum amended
- Judges
- HS Wasilwa
- Legal Topics
- Review of Judgment, Arithmetic Error, Remuneration Calculation, Dismissal, Half Pay Periods
- Source Language
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Parties
Moses Majale Shavaleji
Claimant
The PS Ministry of Lands
Respondent
The Hon. Attorney General
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Review Application / Ruling on Application for Review of Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether there was an arithmetic error in the judgment regarding the period of dismissal and calculation of dues.
- 2 Whether the period when the claimant was on half pay was omitted from the final tabulation.
- 3 Whether the judgment should be reviewed to correct the omission and error.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that there was a clear arithmetic error in the original judgment, as the calculation of the claimant's dues erroneously commenced from June 2011 instead of June 2010, omitting 12 months of pay. Additionally, the court acknowledged that the 10-month period during which the claimant was on half pay was not included in the final tabulation. The court held that these omissions constituted errors apparent on the face of the record, justifying a review of the judgment under Order 45 rule 1(b) of the Civil Procedure Rules. The court therefore allowed the application for review, included the previously omitted amounts, and amended the final award accordingly.
Court Disposition
application for review allowed; judgment sum amended
Orders
- The application for review is allowed.
- The previously omitted amount of Kshs 211,072 is included in the final amount awarded.
Full Case Text
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31 paragraphs
IN THE INDUSTRIAL COURT OF KENYA AT KISUMU
CAUSE NO. 111 OF 2013
(Before Hon. Justice Hellen S. Wasilwa on 20th November, 2014)
MOSES MAJALE SHAVALEJI ................................................ CLAIMANT
-VERSUS-
THE PS MINISTRY OF LANDS …................................ 1ST RESPONDENT
THE HON. ATTORNEY GENERAL …....................... 2ND RESPONDENT
R U L I N G
The application before court is the one dated 8. 10. 2014 which is brought through a notice of motion dated the same day. The application is brought under Order 21 rule 2(2) Order 45 and 51 of Civil Procedure Rules plus all other enabling provision of law.
The application is based on the grounds that:-
That there exists an arithmetic error on the face of record in that the claimant was dismissed in June 2010 and not June 2011 and as such a period of 12 months has been left out in the tabulations.
That 10 months period when the claimant was on half pay has been left out covering the period of September, 2009 to June, 2010 when he was apparently dismissed.
That in light of the aforesaid it is only fair and just that this honourable court makes a clear tabulation of in light with the whole judgment.
That judgment can only be altered or added by way of an application for review this application.
The application was not opposed by the respondents who though served did not appear.
Under Order 45 rule 1(b):-
“any person considering himself aggrieved by a decree or order from which no appeal is hereby allowed, and who from the discovery of new and important matter or evidence which, after the exercise of due diligence was not within his knowledge or could not be produced by him at the time when the decree was passed or the order made or on account of some mistake or error apparent on the face of the record or for any other sufficient reason, desires to obtain a review of the decree or order, may apply for a review of judgment of the court which passed the decree or made the order without unreasonable delay.”
In this application the applicant contend that this court erroneously calculated the amounts payable to claimant from June 2011 and not June 2010 omitting a period of 12 months in the tabulation. I find that at page 6 of the judgment I had indicated he was dismissed on 11. 6.2010 but in calculating the amount payable I erroneously calculated from 2011 omitting 12 months pay = 12,416 X 12 = 148,992.
It is also true that between September 2009 and June 2010 – 10 months, the claimant received half pay which was not included in final tabulation of judgment amounting to 6,208 X 10 = 62,080.
Total previously omitted is now Ksh 211,072/=
I therefore allow the application for review and allow the previously omitted amounted of Kshs 211,072/= included in final amount awarded so that the final figure now reads Kshs 633,216 + 211,072 =
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TOTAL = KSHS 844,288/=
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HELLEN S. WASILWA
JUDGE
20/11/2014
Appearances:-
Claimant present
N/A for Respondent
CC. Wamache