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Republic v Richard Langat Kerich & 5 others [2013] KEHC 6806 (KLR)

[2013] KEHC 6806 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
6806
Citation
[2013] KEHC 6806 (KLR)
Decided
15 November 2013
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TypeMiscellaneous ApplicationPostureAppeal from an original trial outcomeCoramMaraga
Holding

The application for leave is not incompetent and the application is not fatally defective.

Facts

The applicants, Dr. Wambugu, Dr. Wairioko Ndiba, and Meridian Medical Centre, were charged by the Director of Public Prosecution in the Chief Magistrate’s Court Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi with conspiracy to defraud and obtaining money by false pretenses.

Issues

  1. The application for leave is incompetent due to improper intitulement.
  2. The application for leave was commenced by Notice of Motion instead of Chamber Summons.

Reasoning

The Court held that the application for leave is not incompetent due to improper intitulement and that the application for leave was not commenced by Notice of Motion instead of Chamber Summons.

Outcome

The application for leave is granted.

Authorities cited

Cases cited (4)
  • Farmers Bus Service and Others vs. The Transport Licensing Appeal Tribunal (supra)
  • Republic vs. Minister for Transport & Communication & 5 Others Ex Parte Waa Ship Garbage Collector & 15 Others Mombasa HCMCA No. 617 of 2003 [2006] 1 KLR (E&L) 563
  • Charles Lutta Kasamani T/A Kasamani & Co. Advocate & Another Civil Appeal (Application) No. Nai. 281 of 2005
  • Jotham Mulati Welamondi vs. The Electoral Commission of Kenya Bungoma H.C. Misc. Appl. No. 81 of 2002 [2002] 1 KLR 486
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