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Commercial Spares Limited v Al Nakhil Enterprises Limited & another [2014] KEHC 3481 (KLR)

[2014] KEHC 3481 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
3481
Citation
[2014] KEHC 3481 (KLR)
Decided
25 July 2014
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TypeCivilPostureApplication to dismiss suit for want of prosecutionCoramE. K. O. OGOLA
Holding

The application is allowed and the suit is dismissed with costs to the Defendants.

Facts

The suit was filed on 28th March 2002 and an application for injunction was scheduled for hearing on 20th December 2002. The application was finally listed for hearing on 30th July 2003 but did not take place. Since then, the Plaintiff has not set down the application for hearing.

Issues

  1. Whether the suit should be dismissed for want of prosecution

Reasoning

The court has the discretion to dismiss a suit for want of prosecution under Order 17 Rule 2. The Defendant has a right to bring this application and the application is merited.

Outcome

Dismissed

Orders

  • The suit is dismissed with costs to the Defendants
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