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Attorney General v Attorney General for and on behalf of & 3 others Ex-parte Mary Njoki Ndiba [2016] KEHC 7288 (KLR)

[2016] KEHC 7288 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
7288
Citation
[2016] KEHC 7288 (KLR)
Decided
19 January 2016
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TypeMiscellaneous Civil ApplicationPostureApplication for Certiorari and ProhibitionCoramKB, Ojwang, Reg. No. KB, Ringera, VEHICLE REGISTRATION NO. KB, Wendoh
Holding

The application is dismissed.

Facts

The applicant, the Attorney General, sought orders of Certiorari against the Inspector General of Police, Director of CID, and Director of Public Prosecutions to quash decisions made by the O.C.S. Kileleshwa Police Station and to bring criminal proceedings against the applicant for the ownership of motor vehicle registration No. KBJ 158M.

Issues

  1. Whether the criminal proceedings against the applicant for the ownership of motor vehicle registration No. KBJ 158M are justified.
  2. Whether the applicant is the proper party to bring criminal proceedings against the applicant for the ownership of motor vehicle registration No. KBJ 158M.

Reasoning

The application is dismissed due to improper intitulation and non-compliance with the rules of evidence in the affidavit supporting the application.

Outcome

Dismissed

Authorities cited

Cases cited (2)
  • Jotham Mulati Welamondi vs. The Electoral Commission of Kenya Bungoma H.C. Misc. Appl. No. 81 of 2002 [2002] 1 KLR 486 Ringera, J (as he then was)
  • Life Insurance Corporation of India vs. Panesar [1967] EA 614
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