SheriaNet for Android — search and read Kenyan case law from your phone, offline.
Join the beta →

Krystalline Salt Ltd v Kenya Revenue Authority (Judicial Review 359 of 2018) [2019] KEHC 6939 (KLR) (Judicial Review) (10 June 2019) (Ruling)

[2019] KEHC 6939 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
Read PDF
Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
6939
Citation
[2019] KEHC 6939 (KLR)
Decided
10 June 2019
AI Summary Beta Machine-generated — may contain errors. Not legal advice.
TypeJudicial ReviewPostureApplication for leave to apply for judicial reviewCoramIL, JM Mativo, Mokgoro, Supreme Court Justice, Wallis
Holding

The court grants leave to apply for judicial review proceedings.

Facts

Krystalline Salt Limited seeks leave to institute judicial review proceedings against Kenya Revenue Authority's decision declaring the applicant to be a payer of Ksh. 1,358,754,214 in tax allegedly due from Water Resources Management Ltd.

Issues

  1. Doctrine of exhaustion of administrative remedies
  2. Jurisdiction of the Tax Appeals Tribunal

Reasoning

The court finds that the doctrine of exhaustion does not apply due to the lack of jurisdiction of the Tax Appeals Tribunal and the violation of due process.

Outcome

Leave granted

Orders

  • Grant leave to apply for judicial review proceedings

Remedies

  • Quash the Respondent's decision

Authorities cited

Legislation (2)
  • Fair Administrative Action Act
  • Tax Procedures Act
Cases cited (4)
  • Republic v NEMA
  • Dr Arthur Nwankwo and Anor vs Alhaji Umaru Yaradua and Ors
  • Avnit v First Rand Bank Ltd
  • Koyabe & others v Minister for Home Aairs & others
Experimental AI summary generated by a language model, not a lawyer. It may contain errors or omissions and must not be relied on for legal decisions — the full judgment below is the authoritative source.
Full judgment 0.3 MB · PDF

Loading judgment…

Cite this case


        
        
      

Share this case