[2024] KEELC 7315 (KLR)

[2024] KEELC 7315 (KLR)

The court found that the applicant had established a prima facie case for the grant of a temporary injunction but that such relief should be conditional to protect the respondent's interests. The court held that the appropriate balance of convenience required the applicant to deposit the rent arrears and ongoing...

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Citation
[2024] KEELC 7315 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Northstream Limited; Respondent: The Registered Trustees of The Comboni Sisters (Kenya)
Court
Environment and Land Court
Court Station
Environment and Land Court at Nairobi
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Enviromental and Land Originating Summons E063 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Environment and Land Originating Summons / Ruling on Interlocutory Application for Injunction
Outcome
Conditional temporary injunction granted pending hearing and determination of the application.
Judges
LN Mbugua
Legal Topics
Interlocutory Injunctions, Rent Arrears, Deposit of Rent, Conditional Orders
Source Language
en
Land and Property Interlocutory Injunctions Rent Arrears Deposit of Rent Conditional Orders

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Parties

Northstream Limited

Applicant

The Registered Trustees of The Comboni Sisters (Kenya)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Environment and Land Originating Summons / Ruling on Interlocutory Application for Injunction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the court should grant conditional temporary orders of injunction as sought in prayers 2 and 3 of the application.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant should be required to deposit rent arrears and ongoing rent in a joint interest earning account as a condition for the injunction.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant had established a prima facie case for the grant of a temporary injunction but that such relief should be conditional to protect the respondent's interests. The court held that the appropriate balance of convenience required the applicant to deposit the rent arrears and ongoing rent in a joint interest earning account in the names of the advocates for the parties within 21 days. This condition would ensure that the respondent's claim for rent is secured pending the determination of the application, while also preserving the applicant's occupation of the property. The court thus granted conditional temporary orders of injunction until the application is...

Court Disposition

Conditional temporary injunction granted pending hearing and determination of the application.

Orders

  • The applicant shall deposit the rent arrears in a joint interest earning account in the names of the advocates for the parties within 21 days.
  • The applicant shall continue to deposit any other rent in the said account until further orders of the court.