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Ndiritu v Kinuthia (Civil Application E356 of 2024) [2025] KECA 781 (KLR) (9 May 2025) (Ruling)

[2025] KECA 781 (KLR) Court of Appeal
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Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
781
Citation
[2025] KECA 781 (KLR)
Decided
9 May 2025
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TypeCivil AppealPostureApplication for extension of time and leave to file an appeal out of timeCoramMUMBI NGUGI, F. OCHIENG, A. O. MUCHELULE
Holding

The court denied the applicant's application for extension of time and leave to file an appeal out of time.

Facts

The applicant sought an extension of time to appeal the High Court's ruling that allowed summary judgment in favor of the respondent for Kshs. 104,000,000.

Issues

  1. Whether the court should extend the time for the applicant to file an appeal
  2. Whether the applicant's delay in filing the appeal was justified

Reasoning

The court found the delay of 56 days to be 'certainly inordinate' and held that the reasons for the delay were not sufficient to justify the extension.

Outcome

Denied

Orders

  • Denied the application for extension of time and leave to file an appeal out of time
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