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Yasmin Rashid Ganatra & another v Gulzar Abdul Wais & another [2017] KEELC 1089 (KLR)

[2017] KEELC 1089 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
1089
Citation
[2017] KEELC 1089 (KLR)
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Summary at a glance

TypeConstitutional PetitionPostureRespondents filed a notice of Preliminary ObjectionCoramKLR Nyamu, Lenaola, Lessit
The petition is Res judicata.

Facts

The dispute involves land parcel No. NTIMA/IGOKI/5686 in Meru. The petitioners and respondents are descendants of Amina Juma Kassam. A will was contested in a succession cause, leading to a grant of letters of administration being annulled.

Issues

  • Whether this suit is Res judicata.
  • Constitutional Threshold; Whether a Constitutional Petition can be lodged between two private parties?

Reasoning

The petitioners are challenging the will of Amina Juma Kassam, which was contested in a succession cause and the Court of Appeal. The petitioners cannot now claim that the applicable law is not the Law of Succession Act.

Outcome

The petition is dismissed.

Orders

  • The petition is dismissed as Res judicata.

Authorities cited

Cases cited (3)
  • Mukisa Biscuit Manufacturing Co. Ltd vs. West End Distributors Ltd (1969)
  • Francis Gathungu Waithaka vs Kenyatta University (2011)
  • Teitnang vs Ariong (1987) LRC(Const)577
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