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Abubakar Mohamed Al Amin v Firdaus Siwa Somo [2020] KEHC 1369 (KLR)

[2020] KEHC 1369 (KLR) High Court of Kenya
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Court
High Court of Kenya
Case number
1369
Citation
[2020] KEHC 1369 (KLR)
Decided
25 September 2020
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TypeCivil AppealPostureAppeal from a Kadhi's Court judgmentCoramSAL, Thande
Holding

The court reviews the ruling and grants an order for stay of execution pending the hearing and determination of the appeal.

Facts

The appellant/applicant sought an order for stay of execution of a judgment delivered in 2011, but the Kadhi's Court dismissed the application. The applicant then appealed to the Kadhi's Court, which denied the stay. The applicant subsequently filed an application for stay in 2019, which was also denied.

Issues

  1. Whether this court should review the ruling delivered on 22nd July, 2019 and grant orders for stay of execution
  2. Whether the applicant had the capacity to appeal the 2018 ruling

Reasoning

The court finds that the 2018 ruling was indeed appealed, and the 2019 ruling was based on a mistaken belief that no appeal was made against the 2018 ruling. The court grants the stay of execution.

Outcome

Order for stay of execution granted

Orders

  • Order for stay of execution pending the hearing and determination of the appeal

Authorities cited

Legislation (2)
  • Civil Procedure Act Cap 21
  • Order 45 rules 1, 2 and 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2010
Cases cited (2)
  • Mombasa Court of Appeal Civil Appeal No. 59 of 2018, Abubakar Mohamed Al-Amin vs Firdaus Siwa Somo
  • Mombasa High Court Civil Appeal No. 48 of 2018
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