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TITUS MUSYOKI NZIOKA v JOHN KIMATHI MAINGI & Another [2013] KEHC 3895 (KLR)

[2013] KEHC 3895 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
3895
Citation
[2013] KEHC 3895 (KLR)
Decided
30 April 2013
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TypeContempt of CourtPostureApplication for contempt of court orders dismissedCoramJ. B. HAVELOCK, Jenkins, Mutava
Holding

The first Defendant/Applicant is not deserving of the contempt Orders sought in his Notice of Motion dated 20 February 2012 and the application is dismissed with costs to the Plaintiff.

Facts

The 1st Defendant (John Kimathi Maingi) applied for contempt of court orders against the Plaintiff (Titus Musyoki Nzioka) based on his alleged failure to comply with court orders issued on November 21, 2011.

Issues

  1. Whether the Respondent was in contempt of the Court by failing to comply with Orders of Court issued on November 21, 2011.
  2. Precision and clarity of the Orders so as to be unambiguous in nature.

Reasoning

The Orders extracted by the Applicant were incapable of execution as they were not in conformity with the Ruling delivered on November 22, 2011. The Applicant failed to satisfy the pre-requisites for seeking orders for committal for contempt.

Outcome

Application dismissed with costs

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Judicature Act
Cases cited (2)
  • Re Bramblevale Ltd
  • Dean v Dean
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