REPUBLIC v MINISTER FOR LANDS & SETTLEMENT & 2 Others [2007] KEHC 102 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 102
- Citation
- [2007] KEHC 102 (KLR)
- Decided
- 9 March 2007
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TypeMisc Civil AppliPostureAppeal from a previous orderCoramD.K. Maraga
Holding
The application is dismissed as the applicant's request for leave to judicial review is not timely and would disrupt the public interest.
Facts
The applicant, Mohamed Mkulu, sought leave to apply for judicial review of administrative decisions made almost three decades ago.
Issues
- Limitation period for seeking leave to judicial review
- Public interest in not reopening administrative decisions
Reasoning
The court found the application untimely due to the long period since the administrative decisions were made and the potential disruption to public interest if the decisions were to be reopened.
Outcome
Application dismissed
Orders
- Application for leave to judicial review is dismissed
Authorities cited
Cases cited (1)
- R v Inland Revenue Commissioners, ex parte National Federation of Self-Employed and Small Business Ltd [1982] AC 617, 643 A-B
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