K. G. Patel & Sons Ltd v John Kabukuru Gituro [2016] KEHC 3247 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3247
- Citation
- [2016] KEHC 3247 (KLR)
- Decided
- 19 September 2016
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppellant seeks to set aside the dismissal of the appeal for want of prosecution and reinstate the same for hearing.CoramJohn M. Mativo
Holding
The court dismissed the application to set aside the dismissal of the appeal for want of prosecution.
Facts
The appeal was dismissed on 6th July 2015 for want of prosecution, despite the appellant's attempts to remedy the situation by filing the record of appeal on 9th April 2015 and writing to the court to list the case for notice to show cause.
Issues
- Whether the dismissal of the appeal for want of prosecution was justified.
- Whether the appellant should be afforded an opportunity to be heard and have the appeal reinstated.
Reasoning
The court found that the appellant had lost interest in the matter and had not taken any steps to prosecute the appeal despite being given multiple opportunities to do so.
Outcome
The appeal was dismissed.
Orders
- The application to set aside the dismissal of the appeal for want of prosecution was dismissed.
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