[2024] KEHC 6446 (KLR)
The court found that the application dated 13th March 2003 had remained dormant and unprosecuted since 2004. In the interest of efficient case management and to clear inactive matters from the registry, the court exercised its discretion to dismiss the application for want of prosecution and ordered the file closed...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 6446 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Republic; Respondent: Land Dispute Tribunal, Siaya District; Respondent: Senior Resident Magistrate’S Court Siaya; Applicant: Allan Mwalo Owino; Interested Party: Aggrey Agola Otingo; Interested Party: Dorca Oyale Owingo
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Civil Application 45 of 2003
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Dormant Application
- Outcome
- Application dismissed for want of prosecution; file closed for archiving.
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Dismissal for Want of Prosecution, Case Management, Archiving of Files
- Source Language
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Parties
Republic
Applicant
Land Dispute Tribunal, Siaya District
Respondent
Senior Resident Magistrate’S Court Siaya
Respondent
Allan Mwalo Owino
Applicant
Aggrey Agola Otingo
Interested Party
Dorca Oyale Owingo
Interested Party
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Dormant Application
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the dormant application dated 13th March 2003 should be dismissed for want of prosecution.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the application dated 13th March 2003 had remained dormant and unprosecuted since 2004. In the interest of efficient case management and to clear inactive matters from the registry, the court exercised its discretion to dismiss the application for want of prosecution and ordered the file closed for archiving.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed for want of prosecution; file closed for archiving.
Orders
- The application dated 13th March 2003 is dismissed for want of prosecution.
- The file is closed for archiving.
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Republic v Land Dispute Tribunal, Siaya District & another; Owino (Exparte); Otingo & another (Interested Parties) (Miscellaneous Civil Application 45 of 2003) [2024] KEHC 6446 (KLR) (31 May 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 6446 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Miscellaneous Civil Application 45 of 2003
RE Aburili, J
May 31, 2024
Between
Republic
Applicant
and
Land Dispute Tribunal, Siaya District
1st Respondent
Senior Resident Magistrate’S Court Siaya
2nd Respondent
and
Allan Mwalo Owino
Exparte
and
Aggrey Agola Otingo
Interested Party
Dorca Oyale Owingo
Interested Party
Ruling
1. This file was found dormant in the High Court Civil Registry, since 2004. This was during our case audit. It involved the proceedings arising from the now defunct Land Disputes Tribunal.
2. The application dated 13th March 2003 has never been prosecuted. It is dismissed and the file is closed for archiving.
3. I so order.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 31ST DAY OF MAY, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE