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Mursal v Shalle & 6 others (Petition E080 of 2020) [2024] KEELRC 2384 (KLR) (27 September 2024) (Ruling)

[2024] KEELRC 2384 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
2384
Citation
[2024] KEELRC 2384 (KLR)
Decided
27 September 2024
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Summary at a glance

TypePetitionPostureAppeal from a previous judgmentCoramGikonyo, NELSON JORUM
The application is found without merit and is hereby dismissed with costs.

Facts

The 1st Respondent, Wadere Kalihe Shalle, advertised a position for Chief Boji Heri Location in Wajir West Sub County on July 28, 2023, in compliance with a previous court order. The 1st Respondent, Ali Abdullahi Mursal, filed an application seeking a stay of execution of a previous judgment, setting aside proceedings, and other orders.

Issues

  • Whether the 1st Respondent's application for a stay of execution and setting aside proceedings is meritorious.
  • Whether the 1st Respondent has come to the court with clean hands and whether the application was made in a timely manner.

Reasoning

The court found that the 1st Respondent did not come to the court with clean hands and made the application inordinately late. There was no appeal against the previous judgment, and the court's judgment was delivered on December 19, 2022. The application was filed more than one and a half years after the judgment.

Outcome

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Application dismissed with costs

Authorities cited

Legislation (2)
  • Civil Procedure Act
  • Fair Administration Act
Cases cited (1)
  • Nicholas Stephen Okaka & another v Alfred Waga Wesonga [2022] eKLR
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