REPUBLIC v TEA BOARD OF KENYA [2009] KEHC 2827 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 2827
- Citation
- [2009] KEHC 2827 (KLR)
- Decided
- 23 July 2009
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TypeCommercial DisputePostureAppeal from an earlier decisionCoramJ. K. SERGON
Holding
The court quashed the decision and related documents issued by the Tea Board of Kenya, and prohibited the Tea Board and the buyer from using the documents.
Facts
The applicant, Afham Trading Ltd, sought to quash a decision and related documents issued by the Tea Board of Kenya regarding a commercial dispute with a buyer.
Issues
- Quashing the decision and related documents issued by the Tea Board of Kenya
- Prohibiting the Tea Board and the buyer from using the documents
- Prohibiting the Tea Board from retrying the commercial dispute
Reasoning
The court found that the decision was made in violation of the rules of natural justice and was procedurally and substantively ultra-vires the powers of the Tea Board.
Outcome
Affirmed
Orders
- Quashing the decision and related documents issued by the Tea Board of Kenya
- Prohibiting the Tea Board and the buyer from using the documents
- Prohibiting the Tea Board from retrying the commercial dispute
Remedies
- Quashing the decision and related documents issued by the Tea Board of Kenya
- Prohibiting the Tea Board and the buyer from using the documents
- Prohibiting the Tea Board from retrying the commercial dispute
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