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REPUBLIC v ELDORET MUNICIPAL COUNCIL EX PARTE PATRICK NALIANYA WANYONYI & another [2005] KEHC 111 (KLR)

[2005] KEHC 111 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
111
Citation
[2005] KEHC 111 (KLR)
Decided
17 May 2005
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TypeJudicial ReviewPostureApplication for leave to file Notice of Motion and substantive application for orders of certiorari, prohibition, and mandamusCoramJEANNE GACHECHE
Holding

The application is struck out with costs due to the lack of supporting documents and the defectiveness of the application.

Facts

Patrick Nalianya Wanyonyi and Phinias Ngaira filed an application for leave to file a Notice of Motion and substantive application for orders of judicial review against the Eldoret Municipal Council.

Issues

  1. Defectiveness of the application for leave to file a Notice of Motion
  2. Defectiveness of the substantive application for orders of judicial review

Reasoning

The court found that the application for leave to file a Notice of Motion and the substantive application for orders of judicial review were not supported by the relevant verifying affidavits and were therefore fatally defective.

Outcome

Struck out

Authorities cited

Legislation (3)
  • Civil Procedure Rules Cap 21 of the Laws of Kenya
  • Law Reform Act Cap 26 of the Laws of Kenya
  • Local Government Act
Cases cited (2)
  • Commissioner General of Kenya Revenue Authority v. Silvano Onema Owaki T/a Marenga Filing Station CA (Kisumu) No. 45/2000
  • R. V. Wandsworth JJ., ex p. Read (1942) 1K. B. 281
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