Akithii Ranching (Directed Agricultural) Company Limited v District Land Adjudication and Settlements Officer Tigania Districts & 2 others [2014] KEHC 261 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 261
- Citation
- [2014] KEHC 261 (KLR)
- Decided
- 23 October 2014
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TypeLand DisputePostureApplication for injunction and leave to interveneCoramP. M. NJOROGE
Holding
The application is dismissed with costs to the petitioner. The court is functus officio and cannot re-open the suit after delivering its final decision.
Facts
The applicants are residents of Rwanda Location in Tigania, Meru County, who had lived there for over 40 years. The District Land Adjudication and Settlement Officer declared the area an adjudication section in 2009. The petitioner obtained orders restraining the respondents from continuing the adjudication process.
Issues
- Whether the court has jurisdiction to stay execution of its orders after final judgment
- Whether the applicants are entitled to be served with pleadings and given a chance to be heard
Reasoning
The Court of Appeal ruled that once a court has made its final decision, it has no jurisdiction to re-open the suit. The court declared itself functus officio and dismissed the application.
Outcome
Application dismissed
Authorities cited
Cases cited (2)
- Civil Application No. 21 of 2013 – Dickson Murichu Muriuki Versus Timothy Kagondu Muriuki & Others (Court of Appeal, Nyeri)
- Land Act No. 6 of 2012
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