John Peter Kamau Ruhangi v John Ngugi Kabogo [2021] KEELC 862 (KLR)
The bottom line
#What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Whether stay of execution of the orders of 3rd May 2021 should be granted pending the intended appeal
The stay application was dismissed because the Respondent did not satisfy the Order 42 rule 6 conditions, and neither the Tribunal orders nor the ruling of 22nd April 2021 had been appealed against.
The court reviewed the Respondent's supplementary affidavit and found nothing mitigating his failure to purge the contempt or comply with the Tribunal orders. The Tribunal orders of 28th May 2020 and the court's ruling of 22nd April 2021 had not been appealed against, so the intended appeal provided no basis for stay. The Respondent therefore failed to meet the Order 42 rule 6 conditions and the application was dismissed with costs.
Whether the Respondent should be committed to civil jail for contempt
The committal application was allowed: the Respondent was granted a further thirty (30) days to purge the contempt, failing which he would be arrested and committed to civil jail for four (4) months.
The Respondent had not purged the contempt nor complied with the fine order of the ruling of 22nd April 2021. His supplementary affidavit offered no mitigation or justifiable reason for the non-compliance. Given this continued disobedience, the court found the committal application merited but extended a final thirty-day window before enforcement.
Legal principles established
#- A party seeking stay of execution pending appeal must satisfy the conditions set out under Order 42 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
- A person who has not purged contempt and gives no justifiable reason for non-compliance may be committed to civil jail.
Court orders
#- 1.The notice of motion dated 25th June 2021 seeking stay of execution is dismissed with costs to the Applicant
- 2.The notice of motion dated 12th July 2021 for committal is found meritorious
- 3.The Respondent is given a further thirty (30) days to purge the contempt in compliance with order No (c), failing which he is liable to be arrested and committed to civil jail for four (4) months
- On appeal from
- Business Premises Rent Tribunal
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Sections 1A, 1B, 3A of the Civil Procedure Act; Order 42 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules; inherent power of the court; contempt of court orders of 22nd April 2021
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "John Peter Kamau Ruhangi v John Ngugi Kabogo [2021] KEELC 862 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2021). . Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2021/862/eng@2021-11-18
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