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Samuel K. Kangogo v Bhayani Nursery And Prijmary School [2020] KEELRC 362 (KLR)

[2020] KEELRC 362 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
362
Citation
[2020] KEELRC 362 (KLR)
Decided
15 October 2020
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Summary at a glance

TypeService Gratuity DisputePostureAppeal from a judgment awarding service gratuityCoramMathews N. Nduma
Consent judgment is valid and cannot be set aside as it was entered into voluntarily by the parties and acted upon by the court.

Facts

Claimant filed a suit for service gratuity against respondent. Respondent paid Kshs. 225,000 in full and final settlement of the claim, but the claimant sought to set aside the consent and demand the balance of Kshs. 163,910.

Issues

  • Validity of consent judgment
  • Setting aside consent judgment

Reasoning

The court dismissed the application to set aside the consent judgment, stating that there were no grounds to justify its setting aside and that the consent was fully acted upon by the court.

Outcome

Application dismissed with no order as to costs.

Authorities cited

Cases cited (2)
  • Civil Procedure Act (Cap 21)
  • Board of Trustees National Social Security Fund vs Michael Mwalo (2015) eKLR
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