Sokoto v Njoroge (Environment and Land Appeal 60 of 2015) [2023] KEELC 20129 (KLR) (27 September 2023) (Ruling)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 20129
- Citation
- [2023] KEELC 20129 (KLR)
- Decided
- 27 September 2023
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TypeAppealPostureAppeal from a dismissal for want of prosecutionCoramJA MOGENI
Holding
The court finds no merit in the applicant's notice of motion and dismisses the application with no order as to costs
Facts
The appellant was sued in Civil Suit No. 2561 of 2006, and the lower court allowed the respondent to evict the appellant from the property he claimed to have bought in 2003. The appellant appealed, but the appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Issues
- Whether the appellant's application for stay of execution of the judgment and setting aside the dismissal order is valid due to delay in prosecution
- Whether the appellant's failure to prosecute the appeal and the application is excusable
Reasoning
The court is not satisfied that the appellant has made out a case for setting aside the dismissal order and stay of the judgment due to the appellant's lack of diligence in prosecuting the appeal and the application for over six years.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Authorities cited
Cases cited (2)
- Edney Adaka Ismail v Equity Bank Limited [2014] eKLR
- Mukisa Biscuits Manufacturing Co. Ltd v West End Distributors Ltd [1969] EA 696
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