Dahir v Board of Management Bulla College Primary School & another (Civil Application E298 of 2024) [2025] KECA 308 (KLR) (21 February 2025) (Ruling)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- 308
- Citation
- [2025] KECA 308 (KLR)
- Decided
- 21 February 2025
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TypeCivil AppealPostureApplication to extend time to file an appealCoramAO MUCHELULE, J., Mutungi, J.
Holding
The application is dismissed as there is no merit in it.
Facts
The applicant, Abass Mohamed Dahir, was allocated a plot by the Commissioner of Lands on 7th January 1997, but did not formally accept the offer within 30 days or make the requisite payments. The Environment and Land Court (ELC) at Garissa found that the applicant had not acquired any proprietary interest on the plot.
Issues
- Whether the applicant's application to extend time to file an appeal should be granted
- Whether the applicant's reasons for the delay are satisfactory
Reasoning
The applicant's reasons for the delay are not satisfactory, and the delay of seven months was inordinate. The possible chances of success of the intended appeal have not been demonstrated.
Outcome
The application is dismissed.
Orders
- The application is dismissed.
- The applicant's reasons for the delay are not satisfactory.
- The possible chances of success of the intended appeal have not been demonstrated.
Authorities cited
Cases cited (1)
- Andrew Kiplagat Chemaringo vs Paul Kipkorir Kibet [2018] eKLR.
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