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John Wafula v West Kenya Sugar Co Ltd [2015] KEELRC 963 (KLR)

[2015] KEELRC 963 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
963
Citation
[2015] KEELRC 963 (KLR)
Decided
5 June 2015
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TypeCivilPostureAppeal from a previous order granting ex-parte hearingCoramHon. Lady Justice Maureen Onyango
Holding

The court dismissed the application, finding that the ex-parte orders were not granted in response to a prayer in the application and that the plaintiff's case had not been long dismissed.

Facts

The plaintiff's case was dismissed by the Chief Magistrate's Court in Kakamega on 31st March 2014. The plaintiff's ex-parte hearing was granted on 25th November 2014, after the case was transferred from Kakamega to Kisumu.

Issues

  1. Whether the court granted ex-parte orders that were never sought
  2. Whether the plaintiff's case had been long dismissed by the Chief Magistrate's Court

Reasoning

The court ruled that the ex-parte orders were not granted in response to a prayer in the application and that the plaintiff's case had not been long dismissed.

Outcome

Application dismissed

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