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Michael Benhardt Otieno v National Cereals And Produce [2017] KEELRC 949 (KLR)

[2017] KEELRC 949 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
949
Citation
[2017] KEELRC 949 (KLR)
Decided
14 July 2017
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TypeMiscellaneous ApplicationPostureApplicant seeks leave to file suit out of time and summons the Respondent to defend the substantive claim.CoramRadido Stephen
Holding

The application is dismissed with no order as to costs.

Facts

The applicant was dismissed from employment by the Respondent on 3 April 2003. He issued a 3-month notice of resignation on 27 March 2003. He moved the court on 27 January 2017.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant can file his claim out of time.
  2. Whether the applicant's cause of action is statute time barred.

Reasoning

The applicant's cause of action is based on contract and is therefore not subject to the Limitation of Actions Act. The applicant is out of time for both constructive dismissal and unfair termination. The applicant's claim for concealment of cause of action by fraud is also dismissed.

Outcome

Dismissed with no order as to costs.

Orders

  • The application dated 25 January 2017 is dismissed with no order as to costs.

Authorities cited

Legislation (2)
  • Limitation of Actions Act
  • Employment Act, 2007
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