[2017] KEHC 4348 (KLR)

[2017] KEHC 4348 (KLR)

The court held that the applicant's substantive application was procedurally defective as it sought prayers (certiorari and prohibition) that were not entirely aligned with those for which leave had been granted (certiorari and mandamus). The substitution of prohibition for mandamus was not permissible without leave...

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Citation
[2017] KEHC 4348 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Siat Kedie Salat; Respondent: Commissioner of Prisons
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Judicial Review 42 of 2012
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed
Judges
RE Aburili
Legal Topics
Judicial Review Remedies, Natural Justice, Public Service Discipline, Procedural Technicalities, Transfer and Redeployment, Discretion of Public Bodies
Source Language
en
Administrative Law Employment and Labour Judicial Review Remedies Natural Justice Public Service Discipline Procedural Technicalities Transfer and Redeployment Discretion of Public Bodies

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Parties

Siat Kedie Salat

Applicant

Commissioner of Prisons

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the chamber summons dated 13th November 2014 is properly before the court despite procedural irregularity.
  2. 2 Whether the substantive prayers sought in the application are competent and within the scope of leave granted.
  3. 3 Whether the applicant is entitled to judicial review orders of certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus in the circumstances.

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that the applicant's substantive application was procedurally defective as it sought prayers (certiorari and prohibition) that were not entirely aligned with those for which leave had been granted (certiorari and mandamus). The substitution of prohibition for mandamus was not permissible without leave to amend, and the prayer for prohibition was not available as the impugned decision had already been executed. The court further found that the applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence that reverting him from Chaplaincy to general duties amounted to a demotion or disciplinary action requiring a hearing. The application was also delayed, and the issues raised were more...

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • The chamber summons dated 13th November 2014 is dismissed.
  • No orders as to costs.