Wilfred Kaaria Mbiuki v Justus Mung’athia [2017] KEELC 1303 (KLR)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 1303
- Citation
- [2017] KEELC 1303 (KLR)
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from a decision of the Embu Provincial Appeals CommitteeCoramP. M. NJOROGE
Holding
The court finds that there is no appeal properly before this court and declares the matter disposed of.
Facts
The Embu Provincial Appeals Committee never finalized the case, and no appeal was properly filed in the court.
Issues
- Whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the appeal
- Whether the appeal was properly filed
Reasoning
The court ruled that the Embu Provincial Appeals Committee did not make a decision, and thus no appeal can be properly filed in this court. The court emphasized the importance of jurisdiction and stated that a court cannot entertain proceedings without jurisdiction.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- The file should be removed from the list of appeals pending in this court
Authorities cited
Legislation (1)
- Land Disputes Tribunals Act
Cases cited (3)
- The MV SS Lilian S
- Samuel Kamau & Another versus Kenya Commercial Bank and Two Others
- Petition No. 5 of 2015 (Between the Republic as Appellant and Karisa Chengo and two others as Respondents)
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