[2015] KECA 722 (KLR)

[2015] KECA 722 (KLR)

The Court of Appeal held that the applicant failed to demonstrate that the intended appeal raised any matter of general public importance warranting certification to the Supreme Court under Article 163(4)(b) of the Constitution. The issues raised by the applicant were found to be specific to the facts of the case,...

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Citation
[2015] KECA 722 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Pati Limited; Respondent: Funzi Island Development Limited; Respondent: J.B Havelock; Respondent: M.E Havelock; Respondent: The County of Kwale; Respondent: Commissioner of Lands
Court
Court of Appeal
Court Station
Court of Appeal at Malindi
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Civil Application 10 of 2014
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Application for Certification to Appeal to the Supreme Court
Outcome
application dismissed
Judges
GG Okwengu, F Sichale
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Trust Land, Public Land Allocation, Certiorari, Locus Standi, Title Revocation
Source Language
en
Land and Property Civil Procedure Judicial Review Trust Land Public Land Allocation Certiorari Locus Standi Title Revocation

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Parties

Pati Limited

Applicant

Funzi Island Development Limited

Respondent

J.B Havelock

Respondent

M.E Havelock

Respondent

The County of Kwale

Respondent

Commissioner of Lands

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Application / Application for Certification to Appeal to the Supreme Court

  1. 1 Whether the intended appeal raises matters of general public importance warranting certification to the Supreme Court.
  2. 2 Whether the revocation of the applicant's title through judicial review proceedings involved constitutional interpretation or application.
  3. 3 Whether the allocation of the suit land was lawful, and if the land was trust land, forest land, or public foreshore.

Ratio Decidendi

The Court of Appeal held that the applicant failed to demonstrate that the intended appeal raised any matter of general public importance warranting certification to the Supreme Court under Article 163(4)(b) of the Constitution. The issues raised by the applicant were found to be specific to the facts of the case, concerning the legality of the allocation and revocation of the suit land, and did not transcend the parties or have significant bearing on the public interest. The Court further found that there was no uncertainty or contradiction in the law as applied by the Court of Appeal in the underlying appeal, and that the applicant's grievances related to alleged errors in the judgment...

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • The application for certification to appeal to the Supreme Court is dismissed with costs.