Waweru v Njuguna & 4 others (Environment & Land Case 394 of 2017) [2024] KEELC 1608 (KLR) (14 March 2024) (Ruling)
- Court
- Environment & Land Court
- Case number
- 1608
- Citation
- [2024] KEELC 1608 (KLR)
- Decided
- 14 March 2024
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TypeCivilPostureApplication for leave to re-open case and file further documentsCoramEtyang, OA ANGOTE, Tuiyott
Holding
The Court should not re-open the 1st and 2nd Defendants' case and receive additional evidence.
Facts
The 1st and 2nd Defendants/Applicants filed a Notice of Motion application seeking to re-open their case and file further documents due to the discovery of a crucial document.
Issues
- Whether the Court should re-open the 1st and 2nd Defendants' case and receive additional evidence
Reasoning
The Court exercised its discretion to not re-open the case due to the lack of a deliberate decision not to call the evidence at the hearing, and the inordinate and unexplained delay.
Outcome
The application for leave to re-open the case and file further documents was denied.
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Civil Procedure Act
- Civil Procedure Rules
Cases cited (3)
- Patriotic Guards Ltd vs James Kipchirchir Sambu
- Samuel Kiti Lewa vs Housing Finance Co. Of Kenya Ltd & Another
- Smith Versus New South Wales Bar Association
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