RACHEL MWIHAKI GATABAKI V NJEHU GATABAKI [2012] KEHC 5214 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 5214
- Citation
- [2012] KEHC 5214 (KLR)
- Decided
- 31 January 2012
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TypeDivorce and Matrimonial PropertyPostureAppeal from a lower court decisionCoramKaranja
Holding
The application is dismissed as it is an abuse of process and the respondent's grounds are valid.
Facts
The applicant, Rachel Mwihaki Gatabaki, seeks orders to preserve certain sums of money and lease documents pending the hearing and determination of her application. The respondent, Hon. Njehu Gatabaki, opposes the application on various grounds.
Issues
- Abuse of process
- Incompetence of the application
- Interference with sister court's decision
- Locus standi
- Invalidity of the application
Reasoning
The court found that the application was an abuse of process and that the respondent's grounds were valid, including that the applicant does not have locus standi and that the application seeks final orders that are not capable of being granted.
Outcome
The application is dismissed.
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Civil Procedure Act
- Married Property Act (1882)
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