Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission v John Peter Kamau Ruhangi & 7 others [2017] KEELC 186 (KLR)
The bottom line
#Kenya's EACC failed to freeze a Nyeri land parcel because courts won't grant orders that contradict existing judicial review decisions.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Whether the applicant established a case for temporary inhibition and injunction orders
The application was dismissed as lacking in merit; the orders would circumvent the judicial review orders and refusal would cause the applicant no prejudice
The court noted that prior orders in Nairobi Judicial Review Miscellaneous Application No. 244 of 2014 quashed the restriction registered on the suit property and directed the Chief Land Registrar to consider the 3rd respondent's application to register a discharge of charge and transfer. Granting the inhibition and injunction sought would render the mandamus order nugatory. On merits, the applicant's recovery suit turns on past alienation, so no prejudice would arise from denial of interim orders.
Legal principles established
#- Interlocutory preservation orders will be refused where they would render nugatory existing orders issued in prior judicial review proceedings concerning the same property
- Where a plaintiff's case turns on past events, refusal of interim preservation orders causes no prejudice since subsequent dealings do not defeat the claim
Court orders
#- 1.The notice of motion dated 15th October, 2015 was dismissed with costs to the respondents
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Original civil jurisdiction; application under Section 68(1) of the Land Registration Act, 2012 and Order 40 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission v John Peter Kamau Ruhangi & 7 others [2017] KEELC 186 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2017). Not stated in the judgment (notice of motion dated 15th October, 2015). Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2017/186/eng@2017-05-30
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