[2024] KEHC 2351 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 2351 (KLR)

The court found that the application by the petitioner, seeking judicial review orders in respect of his criminal conviction, was procedurally incompetent. The application was not supported by an affidavit or accompanied by the relevant court proceedings as required for judicial review matters. The court held that...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 2351 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Charles Obondo Odhiambo; Respondent: Republic
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Criminal Petition E007 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal Petition / Ruling on Notice of Motion for Judicial Review
Outcome
application dismissed as incompetent
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Criminal Conviction, Incompetent Application
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Judicial Review Criminal Conviction Incompetent Application

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Parties

Charles Obondo Odhiambo

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Petition / Ruling on Notice of Motion for Judicial Review

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Notice of Motion seeking judicial review in respect of Criminal Case No 590 of 2014 at Winam is competent.
  2. 2 Whether the petitioner is entitled to the orders sought in the application.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the application by the petitioner, seeking judicial review orders in respect of his criminal conviction, was procedurally incompetent. The application was not supported by an affidavit or accompanied by the relevant court proceedings as required for judicial review matters. The court held that such procedural defects rendered the application fatally defective and incapable of being considered on its merits. Consequently, the application was dismissed, but the petitioner was granted liberty to file a proper petition or application in compliance with the procedural requirements.

Court Disposition

application dismissed as incompetent

Orders

  • The application by Notice of Motion dated 4th March 2023 is dismissed as incompetent.
  • The convict is at liberty to file a proper petition or application supported by an affidavit and all relevant court proceedings.