Munteleu Mardadi Sarinke v Lamo Ole Mardadi Sarinke & others [2020] KEELC 3254 (KLR)
The bottom line
#The Kajiado Environment and Land Court refused to add two sisters as co-plaintiffs in a land dispute because their interests were already represented through the family estate.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Whether the proposed co-plaintiffs should be joined under Order 1 Rules 1 and 10(2)
Joinder refused because the proposed plaintiffs' interests are already represented through the estate suit
The court applied Order 1 Rule 1 and Order 1 Rule 10(2), which permit joinder of persons with rights to relief arising from the same transaction. It found the intended plaintiffs are beneficiaries of the estate of Nkutoto Ene Sarinke, whose estate is already represented by the plaintiff under a grant ad litem, and they are already listed as witnesses. The court concluded their interests were catered for and they would suffer no prejudice from non-joinder, and directed the matter to hearing.
Legal principles established
#- Where intended plaintiffs are beneficiaries of a deceased estate already represented in a suit and are listed as witnesses, their interests are sufficiently catered for and joinder is unnecessary
Court orders
#- 1.The application dated 10th December 2018 is disallowed
- 2.The matter be set down for hearing
- 3.Costs in the cause
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Order 8 Rule 3; Order 1 Rule 10(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules; Section 28(3) of the Limitation of Actions Act; Sections 1A(1) and 3A of the Civil Procedure Act
Key timeline
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#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Munteleu Mardadi Sarinke v Lamo Ole Mardadi Sarinke & others [2020] KEELC 3254 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2020). Not stated in judgment. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2020/3254/eng@2020-03-10
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