Mombasa Cement Limited v Monica Hardware Limited [2015] KEHC 3718 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3718
- Citation
- [2015] KEHC 3718 (KLR)
- Decided
- 14 July 2015
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TypeCivil SuitPostureApplication for transfer of suit to a lower courtCoramD A ONYANCHA
Holding
The application for transfer is invalid and incompetent due to the failure to date the application and specify the lower court to which the suit should be transferred.
Facts
The plaintiff, Mombasa Cement Limited, filed a suit against the defendant, Monica Hardware Limited, in the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi. The defendant applied to transfer the suit to an unnamed Chief Magistrate Court.
Issues
- Whether the suit should be transferred to a lower court with pecuniary jurisdiction
- Whether the application for transfer is complete and valid
Reasoning
The court found the application incomplete and invalid because it was not dated and did not specify the lower court to which the suit should be transferred.
Outcome
The application is struck out with costs.
Orders
- The application for transfer of the suit to an unnamed Chief Magistrate Court is struck out with costs.
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