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Mariga & 2 others v Mariga & another (Civil Application E026 of 2023) [2024] KECA 470 (KLR) (26 April 2024) (Ruling)

[2024] KECA 470 (KLR) Court of Appeal
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Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
470
Citation
[2024] KECA 470 (KLR)
Decided
26 April 2024
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TypeCivil AppealPostureApplication for extension of time to file an appeal out of timeCoramFA OCHIENG
Holding

The application is fatally defective and incompetent. The application is struck out with no order as to costs.

Facts

The applicants sought to appeal a judgment delivered on December 20, 2022, but did not receive prior notice. The respondents did not file an affidavit in answer to the applicants' facts and did not file any submissions.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicants have met the threshold for the grant of leave to appeal out of time.
  2. Whether the application was made under the wrong provisions of the law.

Reasoning

The court found that the applicants did not meet the threshold for the grant of leave to appeal out of time and that the application was made under the wrong provisions of the law.

Outcome

The application is struck out with no order as to costs.

Orders

  • The application is struck out with no order as to costs.

Authorities cited

Legislation (3)
  • Civil Procedure Rules, 2010
  • Civil Procedure Act
  • Court of Appeal Rules
Cases cited (4)
  • Nicholas Kiptoo Arap Korir Salat v The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission & 7 Others [2014] eKLR
  • Daniel Kimani Njihia v Francis Mwangi Kimani & Another [2015] eKLR
  • Michael Mungai v Housing Finance Co. (K) Ltd & 5 other [2017] eKLR
  • Hermanus Phillipus Steyn v. Giovanni Gnnechi-Ruscone, Supreme Court, Application No. 4 of 2012
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