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Nyaga v Chandaria Industries Limited (Cause E031 of 2024) [2024] KEELRC 1065 (KLR) (25 April 2024) (Ruling)

[2024] KEELRC 1065 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
1065
Citation
[2024] KEELRC 1065 (KLR)
Decided
25 April 2024
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TypeInterlocutory InjunctionPostureClaimant seeks an interlocutory injunction restraining the Respondent from giving any adverse information about the Claimant to any potential employer pending the hearing of the main claim.CoramJK GAKERI
The court is persuaded that the applicant has demonstrated a prima facie case with a probability of success and has suffered irreparable injury.

Facts

The Claimant was employed by the Respondent as a Sales Representative from October 5, 2020, to October 30, 2023. He was summarily dismissed on October 30, 2023, and received three warning letters. The Claimant did not file a copy of the notice to show cause and only filed part of his response.

Issues

  • Whether the applicant’s Notice of Motion is merited.
  • Whether the applicant has a prima facie case with a probability of success.

Reasoning

The court found that the applicant had a prima facie case with a probability of success and had suffered irreparable injury. The court did not find that the applicant had lodged applications for employment or that the Respondent was likely to release adverse information.

Outcome

The court granted the applicant’s Notice of Motion.

Orders

  • To restrain the Respondent from giving any adverse information about the Claimant to any potential employer pending the hearing of the main claim.

Remedies

  • Interlocutory injunction

Authorities cited

Legislation (3)
  • Employment and Labour Relations Court Act
  • Civil Procedure Rules, 2010
  • Employment Act, 2007
Cases cited (5)
  • Giella V Cassman Brown Co. Ltd (1973)
  • Mrao Ltd V First American Bank of Kenya (1973)
  • Abel Salim & others V Okong’o & others (1976)
  • Habib Bank AG Zurich V Eugene Marion Yakob (1982)
  • Nguruman Ltd V Jan Bonde Nielsen & 2 others (2014)
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