CHARLES KAHOHIA KARINGITHI v PAUL KARONJI KARINGITHI [2012] KEHC 4785 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 4785
- Citation
- [2012] KEHC 4785 (KLR)
- Decided
- 27 April 2012
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TypeSuccessionPosturePetitioner seeks to have the grant of succession revoked or annulled, while the Interested Party/Applicant seeks to be given the grant.CoramJ. K. SERGON
Holding
The Petitioner is found guilty of making an untrue allegation of fact regarding the beneficiaries of the estate, and the summons for revocation of grant is allowed.
Facts
The Petitioner named himself as the sole survivor and beneficiary of the estate, but the Interested Party/Applicant claims there were other beneficiaries who survived the deceased.
Issues
- Whether the Petitioner made a full disclosure of beneficiaries to the court
- Whether the Petitioner's claim of sole survivorship was true
Reasoning
The court found that the Petitioner did not make a full disclosure of beneficiaries and had willfully failed to be candid to the court.
Outcome
The summons for revocation of grant is allowed.
Orders
- The Petitioner is ordered to meet his own costs
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