[2024] KEHC 8644 (KLR)
The court found that the applicant had failed to prosecute the notice of intention to file for judicial review for a period of 20 years, indicating a loss of interest in the matter. To prevent abuse of the court process and promote the expeditious disposal of cases, the court exercised its inherent powers to dismiss...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 8644 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Republic; Respondent: Chairman Land Disputes Tribunal Siaya; Interested Party: Joseph Otieno Ooro; Exparte: Oscar Ochieng Owili; Exparte: Antony Okome Arianda
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Civil Application 286 of 2004
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
- Outcome
- Application dismissed for want of prosecution; file closed.
- Judges
- MS Shariff
- Legal Topics
- Judicial Review, Dismissal for Want of Prosecution, Land Disputes Tribunal, Delay in Prosecution
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Republic
Applicant
Chairman Land Disputes Tribunal Siaya
Respondent
Joseph Otieno Ooro
Interested Party
Oscar Ochieng Owili
Exparte
Antony Okome Arianda
Exparte
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for judicial review should be dismissed for want of prosecution after 20 years of inaction.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant had failed to prosecute the notice of intention to file for judicial review for a period of 20 years, indicating a loss of interest in the matter. To prevent abuse of the court process and promote the expeditious disposal of cases, the court exercised its inherent powers to dismiss the application for want of prosecution and ordered the file closed.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed for want of prosecution; file closed.
Orders
- The application is dismissed for want of prosecution.
- This file is marked as closed.
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Republic v Chairman Land Disputes Tribunal Siaya; Ooro (Interested Party); Owili & another (Exparte) (Miscellaneous Civil Application 286 of 2004) [2024] KEHC 8644 (KLR) (18 July 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 8644 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Miscellaneous Civil Application 286 of 2004
MS Shariff, J
July 18, 2024
Between
Republic
Applicant
and
The Chairman Land Disputes Tribunal Siaya
Respondent
and
Joseph Otieno Ooro
Interested Party
and
Oscar Ochieng Owili
Exparte
Antony Okome Arianda
Exparte
Ruling
1. Whereas the Applicant herein filed a notice of intention to file for orders of judicial review dated 14th October, 2004 the same has not been prosecuted in the 20 years period that it has been alive in this court and it is thus apparent that the Applicant has lost interest in his application wherefore I hereby dismiss it for want of prosecution.
2. This file is marked as closed.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED THIS 18TH DAY OF JULY, 2024. M. S. SHARIFFJUDGE