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ELCPartially AllowedNot stated in the judgment· [2018] KEELC 4107 (KLR)
Edna Cherono Bore v Equatorial Commercial Bank Ltd & 2 others [2018] KEELC 4107 (KLR)
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#A Kenyan land court dismissed a plaintiff's suit for taking too long to prosecute after winning an injunction.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#This brief ruling of the Environment and Land Court at Kitale, delivered by Mwangi Njoroge, Judge, on 28 February 2018, determines an application dated 24 October 2017 seeking dismissal of the suit for want of service of summons or, in the alternative, for want of prosecution. The applicant contended that summons had not been served by the plaintiff, and that after obtaining orders of injunction the plaintiff had failed to prosecute the matter. An affidavit of service sworn by Patrick M. Mutuma on 5 February 2018 established that the application had been served on the firm of Churchill Midwa & Co. Advocates and on the 3rd defendant. The application was not opposed. The court accordingly dismissed the suit for want of prosecution, with costs awarded to the 1st defendant only. The ruling was read in open court in the absence of the parties and their advocates, with the court assistant recorded as Picoty/Collins. The ruling contains no citation of authorities or statutory provisions, and no separately reasoned analysis beyond the recital of the application, service and non-opposition.
Key legal issues
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Whether the suit should be dismissed for want of prosecution
Holding
The suit was dismissed for want of prosecution, the application not being opposed.
Reasoning
The applicant urged that the plaintiff, having obtained orders of injunction, failed to prosecute the matter and that summons were not served. The application was served on the plaintiff's advocates and the 3rd defendant and was not opposed. In the absence of opposition, the court dismissed the suit with costs to the 1st defendant only.
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Legal principles established
#- A plaintiff who obtains interim orders of injunction but fails to prosecute the suit risks dismissal for want of prosecution.
Court orders
#- 1.The suit is dismissed for want of prosecution
- 2.Costs of the application to the 1st defendant only
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Inherent powers to dismiss suits for want of prosecution (not expressly stated in the ruling)
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Edna Cherono Bore v Equatorial Commercial Bank Ltd & 2 others [2018] KEELC 4107 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2018). Not stated in the judgment. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2018/4107/eng@2018-02-28
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