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Court of AppealOtherCivil Appeal No. 179 of 2012· [2015] KECA 57 (KLR)
Pacifica Moraa Nyacheo & 1 other v The School Committee Thro' Chairman Monga Primary School
Court of Appeal
23 February 2015
260 words in judgment
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#The appellants withdrew their Court of Appeal case, with the current situation frozen until the High Court finally decides the dispute.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#This was an interlocutory appeal to the Court of Appeal at Kisii arising from the judgment and decree of Sitati J in H.C.C.C. No. 141 of 2011 dated 15th May 2012. When the appeal was called out for hearing, the Court observed that its determination would not finally determine the dispute between the parties. In light of that observation, counsel for the appellants, Mr. Sagwe, applied to withdraw the appeal on condition that the status quo be maintained until the suit in the High Court was heard and determined. Counsel for the respondents, Mr. Soire, raised no objection. The Court, comprising Maraga, Azangalala and ole Kantai, JJ.A, granted the application and ordered the appeal withdrawn under Rule 96 of the Court of Appeal Rules. It directed that the status quo obtaining at the time be maintained until the High Court suit was heard and determined, and directed the appellants to have the suit fixed for hearing as soon as possible. Each party was to bear its own costs of the appeal. As the appeal was withdrawn without adjudication, the Court made no determination on the merits and set no binding precedent; the decision below was neither affirmed nor reversed. The order preserving the status quo pending trial, and the withdrawal itself, constitute the operative disposition of the Court.
Key legal issues
#Legal principles established
#Court orders
#- 1.The appeal is withdrawn under Rule 96 of the Court of Appeal Rules
- 2.The status quo obtaining at the moment shall be maintained until the suit in the High Court is heard and determined
- 3.The appellants to cause the suit in the High Court to be fixed for hearing as soon as possible
- 4.Each party to bear its own costs of the appeal
- On appeal from
- High Court of Kenya at Kisii
- H.C.C.C. No. 141 of 2011
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Rule 96 of the Court of Appeal Rules (voluntary withdrawal of appeal)
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Pacifica Moraa Nyacheo & 1 other v The School Committee Thro' Chairman Monga Primary School", Case Analysis (2015). Civil Appeal No. 179 of 2012. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keca/2015/57/eng@2015-02-23
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