[2024] KEHC 11468 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 11468 (KLR)

The court found that the applicant's chamber summons, statutory statement, and verifying affidavit disclosed sufficient grounds to warrant the grant of leave to commence judicial review proceedings. The applicant established a prima facie case that the respondents may have failed to perform their statutory duties...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 11468 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Republic; Respondent: Kenya Wildlife Service; Respondent: County Wildlife Compensation Committee, Kisumu; Respondent: Ministerial Wildlife Compensation Committee; Applicant: Osir Moro
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Judicial Review E006 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Ruling on Leave Application
Outcome
Leave to commence judicial review granted. Substantive application to be filed within 21 days.
Judges
MS Shariff
Legal Topics
Judicial Review Leave, Public Body Decisions, Wildlife Compensation
Source Language
en
Administrative Law Judicial Review Leave Public Body Decisions Wildlife Compensation

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Parties

Republic

Applicant

Kenya Wildlife Service

Respondent

County Wildlife Compensation Committee, Kisumu

Respondent

Ministerial Wildlife Compensation Committee

Respondent

Osir Moro

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Ruling on Leave Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant has established a prima facie case to warrant grant of leave to commence judicial review proceedings.
  2. 2 Whether the application meets the threshold for leave under Order 53 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant's chamber summons, statutory statement, and verifying affidavit disclosed sufficient grounds to warrant the grant of leave to commence judicial review proceedings. The applicant established a prima facie case that the respondents may have failed to perform their statutory duties regarding wildlife compensation. Consequently, the court exercised its discretion to grant leave in terms of prayer No. 2 of the application, directing that the substantive application be filed within 21 days.

Court Disposition

Leave to commence judicial review granted. Substantive application to be filed within 21 days.

Orders

  • Leave is granted to the applicant in terms of prayer No. 2 of the chamber summons dated 23.9.24.
  • The substantive application shall be filed within 21 days from the date of this ruling.