Ngeno v The County Assembly of Kericho & another (Petition E004 of 2021) [2022] KEELRC 1279 (KLR) (7 July 2022) (Ruling)
- Court
- Employment & Labour Relations Court
- Case number
- 1279
- Citation
- [2022] KEELRC 1279 (KLR)
- Decided
- 7 July 2022
Summary at a glance
TypeAppealPostureAppeal from a previous judgmentCoramBosire Ag, ON MAKAU, Shah
The Court cannot extend the time for filing an appeal as the Applicant did not file a Notice of Appeal within 14 days after the delivery of the impugned judgment.
Facts
The Petitioner (Ngeno) was awarded against by the County Assembly of Kericho in a previous judgment. The 2nd Respondent (County Assembly) seeks to appeal this judgment and extend the time for filing the appeal.
Issues
- Whether the Court can extend the time for filing an appeal
- Whether the Applicant (County Assembly) has a valid reason for the delay in filing the appeal
Reasoning
The Appellate Jurisdiction Act provides three instances where the High Court can extend time for instituting an appeal. However, the Court held that the Applicant did not file a Notice of Appeal within the stipulated time, thus the power to extend time is not applicable.
Outcome
The application for extension of time for filing an appeal is dismissed.
Orders
- Spent.
- Spent.
- Spent.
- Spent.
- Spent.
Authorities cited
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