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Yurub Investment Limited & another v Diamond Trust Bank Limited & another [2021] KECA 568 (KLR)

[2021] KECA 568 (KLR) Court of Appeal
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Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
568
Citation
[2021] KECA 568 (KLR)
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TypeCivil AppealPostureApplication for injunction pending appealCoramR.N. Nambuye, A. Sikie-Makhandia, S. ole Kantai
Holding

The Motion fails and is dismissed with costs to the 1st respondent.

Facts

The 1st applicant (Yurub Investment Limited) and 2nd applicant (New Nyanza Wholesalers Limited) sought an injunction to restrain the 1st respondent (Diamond Trust Bank Limited) and 2nd respondent (Dalali Traders Auctioneers) from attaching, transferring, or advertising for sale the suit property (L.R. No. 209/1063) pending the hearing and determination of the application and an intended appeal.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicants have clean hands to seek an injunction.
  2. Whether the intended appeal would be rendered nugatory if the ruling is not stayed.

Reasoning

The applicants failed to disclose material facts on matters that happened in the High Court and in this Court, and the intended appeal would not be rendered nugatory if the ruling is not stayed.

Outcome

Dismissed

Orders

  • The Motion is dismissed with costs to the 1st respondent.

Authorities cited

Cases cited (1)
  • Kawaljeet Singh Zekhi v Peter Wainaina Kamau & 2 Others [2016] eKLR
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