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ELCOtherELC Case No. 14 of 2017 (Isiolo) – Application dated 16th January 2022· [2022] KEELC 2017 (KLR)
Jesse Mutiga Laibuni v Jane Thairora & another [2022] KEELC 2017 (KLR)
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#The Environment and Land Court in Isiolo paused execution of a land judgment only on condition the applicant deposits Kshs. 400,000 in court within 20 days.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#This was an ex-parte application dated 16th January 2022 before the Environment and Land Court at Isiolo, in which the Applicant/Appellant sought urgent certification, a stay of execution of the judgment of Hon. S. M. Mungai, Chief Magistrate, in Isiolo ELC Case No. 14 of 2017 delivered on 8th November 2021, both pending the application and pending an appeal, together with injunctions restraining the respondents from evicting the applicant or interfering with Plot Nos. 1026, 1027 Kambi Ya Juu vis Plot No. 1025 Kambi ya Juu in Isiolo County, and costs. The application was grounded on the claim that the applicant had filed an arguable appeal with a probability of success, that the respondents were likely to execute the judgment at any time, that the applicant would suffer substantial loss if the stay was not granted, and that the respondents would suffer no prejudice. The application also reveals that the applicant has appealed against the Chief Magistrate's decision. The court, having perused the application and supporting documents, issued interim orders in chambers on 24th January 2022: a conditional stay of execution in terms of prayer 2, conditioned on the applicant depositing Kshs. 400,000/= in court within 20 days, failing which the stay automatically lapses; service of the application on the respondents within 20 days; service of the day's orders within 10 days; and an inter-partes hearing fixed for 14th March 2022. No costs order was made and the substantive relief, including the injunctions, remained to be determined inter-partes.
Key legal issues
#01
Whether to grant interim stay of execution of the magistrate court's judgment pending appeal
Holding
A conditional stay was granted in terms of prayer 2, conditioned on a deposit of Kshs. 400,000/= within 20 days, failing which it lapses automatically
Reasoning
The judge perused the application and supporting documents at the ex-parte stage and, rather than granting the full stay and injunctive reliefs sought, issued a conditional stay in terms of prayer 2 with service requirements and an inter-partes hearing date, balancing the applicant's claimed risk of execution and substantial loss against the respondents' interest.
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Legal principles established
#- A stay of execution pending appeal may be granted conditionally, upon security in the form of a deposit into court, with the stay lapsing automatically if the condition is not met
Court orders
#- 1.Conditional stay of execution of the judgment granted in terms of prayer 2, subject to the applicant depositing Kshs. 400,000/= with the court within 20 days, failing which the conditional stay automatically lapses
- 2.The application to be properly served upon the respondents within 20 days
- 3.The application to be heard inter-partes on 14/3/2022
- 4.The applicant to serve the orders issued that day upon the respondent within 10 days
- On appeal from
- Isiolo Chief Magistrates Court
- ELC Case No. 14 of 2017
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Appellate/stay jurisdiction of the Environment and Land Court over appeals from the Chief Magistrate's ELC case (application for stay of execution pending appeal)
Key timeline
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Jesse Mutiga Laibuni v Jane Thairora & another [2022] KEELC 2017 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2022). ELC Case No. 14 of 2017 (Isiolo) – Application dated 16th January 2022. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2022/2017/eng@2022-01-24
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