SheriaNet for Android — search and read Kenyan case law from your phone, offline.
Join the beta →

Paragon Electronics Limited & another v I&M Bank Limited (aka Investment And Mortgage Bank); Velos Enterprises Limited & 2 others (Interested Parties) (Environment & Land Case E315 of 2022) [2023] KEELC 20834 (KLR) (16 October 2023) (Ruling)

[2023] KEELC 20834 (KLR) Environment & Land Court
Read PDF
Court
Environment & Land Court
Case number
20834
Citation
[2023] KEELC 20834 (KLR)
Decided
16 October 2023
AI Summary Beta Machine-generated — may contain errors. Not legal advice.
TypeCivilPostureAppeal from an original trial judgmentCoramJO MBOYA, Karibu-whytie, Kuloba, Mohomad, Oputa
Holding

The court finds that the suit was lodged before a court without the requisite jurisdiction and is hereby struck out.

Facts

Paragon Electronics Limited and others filed a suit against I&M Bank Limited and others, seeking declarations and orders regarding a charge over property and the sub-division of the property.

Issues

  1. Whether the court has the requisite jurisdiction to entertain the suit.
  2. Whether the suit is barred by Section 34 of the Civil Procedure Act.
  3. Whether the suit is statute barred by Section 4(1) of the Limitation of Action Act.
  4. Whether the suit constitutes due process.
  5. Whether the suit is prohibited by the Doctrine of Res-Judicata.

Reasoning

The court determined that the suit was filed before a court without the necessary jurisdiction and that the issues raised were not properly adjudicated in a previous case.

Outcome

The suit is struck out.

Orders

  • The suit is struck out.
  • Costs are awarded to the Interested Parties.
  • No costs are awarded to the Defendant.

Authorities cited

Legislation (2)
  • Civil Procedure Act
  • Limitation of Action Act
Cases cited (1)
  • Departed Asians Property Custodian Board v Japher Brothers Ltd
Experimental AI summary generated by a language model, not a lawyer. It may contain errors or omissions and must not be relied on for legal decisions — the full judgment below is the authoritative source.
Full judgment 0.3 MB · PDF

Loading judgment…

Cite this case


        
        
      

Share this case