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Laeli Kavemba & 2 others v Said Suleiman [2017] KEELC 2215 (KLR)

[2017] KEELC 2215 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
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Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
2215
Citation
[2017] KEELC 2215 (KLR)
Decided
26 July 2017
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TypeContempt of CourtPostureAppeal from a lower court decisionCoramA. OMOLLO
Holding

The application is returned to the lower court for determination.

Facts

The applicants, Laeli Kavemba, Peter Kavemba, and Joseph Kavemba, sought an order against the respondent Said Suleiman for contempt of court due to construction on a plot of land. The respondent denied being the builder and claimed the land was owned by Hamza Mohamed Modhar.

Issues

  1. Contempt of court order
  2. Attachment of personal property
  3. Deposit of sum of money

Reasoning

The court found the application incomplete due to lack of details and unverified information. The court declined to hear the application on its merits and returned it to the lower court.

Outcome

The application is returned to the lower court.

Authorities cited

Legislation (3)
  • Judicature Act Cap 8
  • Civil Procedure Rules
  • Magistrate's Court Act 2015
Cases cited (1)
  • Ramadhan Salim vs Evans M. Maabi T/A Murphy Auctioneers Civ app No 69 of 2015 (2016) eKLR
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