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ELCAllowedEnvironment and Land Miscellaneous Application E005 of 2023· [2023] KEELC 20727 (KLR)
Owano v Jera
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·~1 min to read original · ~4 min briefThe bottom line
#A Kenyan land court allowed a late appeal because no one opposed it, but the permission expires automatically if the appeal isn't filed within thirty days.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#By a Notice of Motion dated August 8, 2023, the applicant Danis Okumu Owano, acting in person, sought leave to appeal out of time in a miscellaneous application before the Environment and Land Court at Homa Bay. The respondent Nathaniel Oyugi Jera did not file a response; his counsel, Ms Aluoch Odera, informed the court that the respondent did not oppose the application. The applicant stated that he could file the appeal within thirty days. GMA Ongondo J found that the application had merit and allowed it. The court granted leave to appeal out of time, ordered that costs would abide the outcome of the prospective appeal, and directed the applicant to lodge and serve the appeal within thirty days of the ruling, failing which the orders would lapse automatically without further orders of the court. The ruling is brief, unopposed, and contains no citation of authorities or statutory provisions; its significance lies in the conditional nature of the extension of time and the costs-abiding order.
Key legal issues
#01
Whether leave to appeal out of time should be granted
Holding
Leave granted, the application being unopposed and the applicant undertaking to file within thirty days
Reasoning
The applicant sought leave to appeal out of time by Notice of Motion dated August 8, 2023. The respondent, through counsel, did not oppose the application. The applicant stated he could file the appeal within thirty days. The court found the application had merit and allowed it, making the leave conditional on timely filing.
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Legal principles established
#- An unopposed application for extension of time to appeal that shows merit may be allowed, with the leave conditional on filing within a set period
Court orders
#- 1.Leave granted to appeal out of time
- 2.Applicant to lodge and serve appeal within thirty days from the date of the ruling, failing which the orders lapse automatically
- 3.Costs to abide the outcome of the prospective appeal
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Inherent jurisdiction to grant leave to appeal out of time (Environment and Land Court miscellaneous application)
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#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Owano v Jera", Case Analysis (2023). Environment and Land Miscellaneous Application E005 of 2023. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2023/20727/eng@2023-10-17
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