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ELCOtherELC Civil Case No. 1157 of 2015· [2019] KEELC 2224 (KLR)

Reuben Shitsama Ingosi v William Ochieng Ogutu & 2 others [2019] KEELC 2224 (KLR)

Environment and Land Court
11 July 2019
LKL. KOMINGOI
159 words in judgment
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A Nairobi land court scrapped a stalled 2015 application and ordered the parties to fast-track the main case instead of ruling on it.

What this practically means

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Executive summary

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This short ruling by the Environment and Land Court at Nairobi (L. Komingoi, J) addresses a notice of motion dated 23rd October 2015, filed under certificate of urgency by the plaintiff in an undetermined land dispute against the 1st defendant, an advocate sued professionally, and the Chief Land Registrar. The court noted that the application had been pending for almost four years without determination. Rather than resolving the application on its merits, the court invoked Section 19 of the Environment and Land Court Act to direct that the hearing of the main suit be expedited. It ordered that the application be dispensed with and directed the parties to comply with pretrial directions so the main suit could proceed to hearing. No substantive findings of fact or law were made, no costs order was issued, and the underlying suit remains to be heard on its merits. The document is procedural in nature - a directions and/or ruling disposing of an interlocutory application by way of expedition rather than adjudication.

Key legal issues

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Legal principles established

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    Court orders

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    1. 1.The application (notice of motion dated 23rd October 2015) be dispensed with
    2. 2.Parties do comply with pretrial directions so that the main suit can be heard
    3. 3.The hearing of the main suit be expedited

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    Legislation

    • Environment and Land Court ActSection 19
    Jurisdiction invoked
    Section 19 of the Environment and Land Court Act

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    Cite this brief

    Caselaw, "Reuben Shitsama Ingosi v William Ochieng Ogutu & 2 others [2019] KEELC 2224 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2019). ELC Civil Case No. 1157 of 2015. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2019/2224/eng@2019-07-11

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