Kaloleni Muslim Mosque Committee & another v Seventh Day Adventist Limited & another [2021] KEELC 181 (KLR)
The bottom line
#A Kenyan court refused to pause enforcement of a land judgment because the losing church showed no solid evidence it would suffer real harm.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Whether the application was filed without unreasonable delay
Judgment was delivered on 23rd October 2020 and the application filed on 29th October 2020; there was no inordinate delay
The court compared the date of the judgment with the date of filing of the stay application and found only a six-day interval, concluding the requirement of promptness under Order 42 Rule 6(2)(a) was met on this limb.
Whether substantial loss was demonstrated
Substantial loss was not demonstrated
The applicant asserted it would lose title and possession, but adduced no valuation report and no evidence of any development on the land. Following James Wangalwa v Agnes Naliaka Cheseto, mere execution or loss of title assertions without evidence of irreparable effect on the core of the applicant's case do not establish substantial loss, which is the cornerstone of the jurisdiction.
Whether the order extracted by the plaintiffs on 27th October 2020 should be recalled for non-compliance with Order 21 Rule 8(2)
Non-service of the draft decree before extraction does not by itself invalidate the extracted order
The respondent argued, and the court accepted, that the decision on extraction rests with the deputy registrar, who is not bound by proposals of respective counsel; failure to circulate a draft decree does not automatically qualify the order for invalidation.
Legal principles established
#- An applicant for stay of execution pending appeal must satisfy the conditions in Order 42 Rule 6(2): substantial loss, no unreasonable delay, and security for due performance
- Mere levying or commencement of execution does not itself amount to substantial loss
- Substantial loss must be proved with evidence; assertions without a valuation report or evidence of development do not suffice
Court orders
#- 1.The application for stay of execution pending appeal is dismissed with costs
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Order 42 Rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules (2010)
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Kaloleni Muslim Mosque Committee & another v Seventh Day Adventist Limited & another [2021] KEELC 181 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2021). Environment and Land Court at Kisumu (suit number not stated in judgment). Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2021/181/eng@2021-12-10
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