Gacheru v National Transport & Safety Authority (Appeal TLAB/E018 of 2022) [2023] KETLABT 681 (KLR) (28 August 2023) (Ruling)
- Court
- KETLABT
- Case number
- 681
- Citation
- [2023] KETLABT 681 (KLR)
- Decided
- 28 August 2023
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TypeAppealPostureAppeal from a dismissal for want of prosecutionCoramAK NJENGA, JOSEPH MCDONALD, JAMES NGOMELI, MARYAN HAJIR, WAITHIRA MUIRURI
Holding
The case be dismissed for want of prosecution
Facts
The Appellant filed a memorandum of appeal claiming that the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) had issued him a smart Driving License but he had not received it. The Appellant failed to attend court and all attempts to get him to defend his case were futile.
Issues
- Whether the Appellant's case should be dismissed for want of prosecution
- Whether there has been inordinate and inexcusable delay on part of the Appellant
Reasoning
The court dismissed the case for want of prosecution based on the statutory threshold set out under Order 17 Rule 2 of the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2020, and the guiding criteria for dismissal of a suit for want of prosecution.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- The case be dismissed for want of prosecution
- Each party should bear its own costs
Authorities cited
Legislation (2)
- Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2020
- Order 17 Rule 2
Cases cited (3)
- George Gatere Kibata v George Kuria Mwaura & another [2017] eKLR
- Ivita -v Kyumbu (1984) KLR 441
- Mwangi S. Kimenyi v Attorney General and Another, Civil Suit Misc. No. 720 of 2009
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