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ELCPartially AllowedNot stated in the judgment· [2023] KEELC 899 (KLR)
Achieng v Owuor; Ndong (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Appeal E014 of 2021) [2023] KEELC 899 (KLR)
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#A Homa Bay land dispute was resolved by consent: the appeal survived, and a restriction was registered on the disputed parcel until the appeal is decided.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#This is a brief consent ruling by G M A Ong'ondo, Judge, delivered at Homa Bay on February 14, 2023, disposing of two notices of motion filed on behalf of the interested party/respondent by the firm of G S Okoth and Company Advocates. The first application, dated April 12, 2023, sought the striking out of the appellant's memorandum of appeal dated November 29, 2021 and the dismissal of the entire appeal, with costs to the interested party. The second, dated January 24, 2023, sought an order directing the county land registrar, Homa Bay, to register a restriction on the title of Land Parcel number Kanyada/Kothidha/561 pending the hearing and determination of the appeal, with costs to abide the result of the appeal. Rather than contest the applications, Mr Ken Omollo for the appellant/respondent and Ms P Odhiambo for the respondent/interested party/appelicant agreed on their disposal. By consent, the striking-out application was abandoned, and the restriction application was allowed in terms of its principal prayer. Costs of both applications were ordered to abide the outcome of the appeal. The court made no findings on the merits of either application, and no decision below was disturbed. The ruling is notable for the absence of party names and case number in the text.
Key legal issues
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Disposal of the two applications by consent
Holding
The strike-out application was abandoned and the restriction application was allowed as agreed by both counsel
Reasoning
Both counsel agreed on how the applications would be resolved: the striking-out application would be abandoned and the restriction application allowed in terms of its principal prayer, with costs of both applications to abide the appeal. The court merely recorded and gave effect to the consent, making no findings on the merits of either application.
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Legal principles established
#- By consent of counsel, a court may record an abandonment of an application and allow another application in the terms agreed without a contested hearing
Court orders
#- 1.The 1st application (Notice of Motion dated April 12, 2023) was abandoned by consent
- 2.The 2nd application (Notice of Motion dated January 24, 2023) was allowed in terms of prayer no 1, directing the county land registrar Homa Bay to register a restriction on the title of Land Parcel no Kanyada/Kothidha/561 pending the hearing and determination of the appeal
- 3.Costs of the 1st and 2nd applications to abide the outcome of the appeal
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Appellate jurisdiction of the court over a memorandum of appeal dated November 29, 2021 (underlying decision not identified in the judgment)
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Achieng v Owuor; Ndong (Interested Party) (Environment and Land Appeal E014 of 2021) [2023] KEELC 899 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2023). Not stated in the judgment. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2023/899/eng@2023-02-14
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