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ELCDismissedNotice of Motion dated 12th February 2020 (Oyugis Senior Principal Magistrate's Court Environment and Land Case No. 12 of 2018)· [2021] KEELC 32 (KLR)
Charles Mokaya Miroro v George Nyamweya Orangi & another [2021] KEELC 32 (KLR)
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#What this practically means
#Executive summary
#The applicant, Charles Mokaya Miroro, through M/s J.M Nyagwencha and Company Advocates, moved the High Court at Homa Bay by Notice of Motion dated 12th February 2020 seeking leave to file an appeal out of time against the judgment of the Principal Magistrate in Oyugis Senior Principal Magistrate's Court Environment and Land Case No. 12 of 2018. The court had, on 13th February 2020, directed service of the application, but there was no indication that this was done. The application was likewise not argued as ordered. The Deputy Registrar served the parties with notice of the hearing by email, and both parties were duly notified but absented themselves, opting not to appear or canvass the motion. Relying on the decision in Ogada v Mollin (2009) eKLR 620, G.M.A Ong'ondo J held that the court could proceed to determine the unopposed application on the material on record. The judge found the Notice of Motion unmerited and dismissed it in its entirety on 9th December 2021. The court made no order as to costs of the application. The net effect is that the applicant was denied the sought extension of time to lodge the appeal against the Oyugis magistrate's judgment. The ruling is brief and does not set out the factors traditionally weighed on an extension-of-time application, such as the length of the delay or the merits of the intended appeal, an omission noted as a quality concern.
Key legal issues
#01
Whether leave to appeal out of time should be granted on an application that was neither served as directed nor argued
Holding
The Notice of Motion was dismissed as unmerited; the court relied on service by the Deputy Registrar and the parties' failure to appear
Reasoning
The court noted that despite its orders of 13th February 2020, there was no indication of service of the Notice of Motion. The Deputy Registrar served the parties by email, and they were duly notified of the hearing but absented themselves. Citing Ogada v Mollin, the court proceeded to determine the application on the record and found it unmerited, dismissing it without costs.
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Legal principles established
#- A party duly served with notice of a hearing who opts not to appear cannot rely on non-appearance to advance the application; the application may be determined on the material on record
Court orders
#- 1.Dismissal of the Notice of Motion dated 12th February 2020 seeking leave to file appeal out of time
- 2.No orders as to costs of the Notice of Motion
- On appeal from
- Oyugis Senior Principal Magistrate's Court
- Environment and Land Case No. 12 of 2018
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Inherent jurisdiction to grant leave to file appeal out of time (application under Notice of Motion dated 12th February 2020)
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Charles Mokaya Miroro v George Nyamweya Orangi & another [2021] KEELC 32 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2021). Notice of Motion dated 12th February 2020 (Oyugis Senior Principal Magistrate's Court Environment and Land Case No. 12 of 2018). Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2021/32/eng@2021-12-09
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