Republic v County Labour Commissioner Nairobi & 3 others Ex-parte Sichuan Huashi Enterprises Corporation East Africa Limited [2016] KEHC 1229 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 1229
- Citation
- [2016] KEHC 1229 (KLR)
- Decided
- 2 December 2016
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TypeCivil ApplicationPostureEx parte application for judicial reviewCoramG V ODUNGA
Holding
The court finds no merit in the applicant's application and dismisses the Notice of Motion with costs.
Facts
The applicant, Sichuan Huashi Enterprises Corporation East Africa Limited, sought to quash charge sheets, warrants of arrest, and criminal proceedings against them, alleging the proceedings were defective and an abuse of process.
Issues
- Whether the applicant's application for judicial review meets the threshold for issuance of judicial review orders.
- Whether the criminal proceedings against the applicant are an abuse of process, arbitrary, capricious, and brought in bad faith.
Reasoning
The court held that the mere fact that the criminal proceedings are likely to fail is not a ground for halting them. The court also cited cases where criminal proceedings were halted for being oppressive and vexatious, and where the charge sheet did not disclose the commission of a criminal offence.
Outcome
The Notice of Motion is dismissed with costs.
Orders
- Notice of Motion dated 8th August, 2016 is dismissed with costs.
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Labour Institutions Act 2007
- Civil Procedure Rules 2010
Cases cited (3)
- R vs. Attorney General exp Kipngeno Arap Ngeny
- Joram Mwenda Guantai vs. The Chief Magistrate
- Meixner & Another vs. Attorney General
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