REPUBLIC V CHIEF MAGISTRATE, MALINDI [2012] KEHC 767 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 767
- Citation
- [2012] KEHC 767 (KLR)
- Decided
- 5 November 2012
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TypeJudicial ReviewPostureApplicant seeks leave to institute Judicial Review proceedings for an order of certiorari to quash proceedings and the decision given in Malindi Chief Magistrate's Civil Case 178 of 2010.CoramC. W. Meoli
Holding
The court grants the chamber summons in terms of prayer 2 and 3, allowing the Judicial Review proceedings to be filed within 21 days of the date of the judgment.
Facts
The Applicant seeks leave to institute Judicial Review proceedings for an order of certiorari to quash proceedings and the decision given in Malindi Chief Magistrate's Civil Case 178 of 2010. The Interested party opposes the application, stating that the proper recourse for the Applicant is through review and/or appeal but not by way of judicial review.
Issues
- Whether the trial court had jurisdiction to hear the suit.
- Whether judicial review remedies are discretionary and whether the court can confer jurisdiction on itself or parties by consent.
Reasoning
The court finds that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear the suit, and that judicial review remedies are discretionary and not a substitute for an appeal.
Outcome
The court grants the chamber summons.
Orders
- Granting the chamber summons for Judicial Review proceedings to be filed within 21 days of the date of the judgment.
Authorities cited
Cases cited (8)
- Smith & Bailey on The Modern English Legal Systems
- R v Epping and Harlow General Commissioner exp Goldstraw
- Digest on Civil Case Law & Procedure, LawAfrica
- The Republic v Rent Restriction Tribunal and ZN Shah and SM Shah ex parte MM Butt
- Judicial Review In Kenya
- Judicial Review
- Judicial Review In Kenya (Supra)
- Judicial Review In Kenya (Supra)
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