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ELCOtherIsiolo ELC Case (Chamber Application) dated 9/2/2024· [2024] KEELC 602 (KLR)

Ibdirahim (Suing as the legal representative of the Estate of Sharrif Ibbirahim) v Abdirahim (Environment & Land Case E004 of 2021) [2024] KEELC 602 (KLR)

Environment and Land Court
12 February 2024
PNP. M. Njoroge
405 words in judgment
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The bottom line

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A son moved to revive his late father's dismissed land case in Isiolo, but the court wants the other side heard before deciding.

What this practically means

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Executive summary

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This is an ex parte chamber ruling delivered by Hon. P. M. Njoroge, Judge, in chambers at Isiolo on 12th February 2024. The application, dated 9th February 2024 and supported by the affidavit of Dahir Sharif Abdikadir, sought four orders: certification of the matter as urgent; setting aside and/or varying the dismissal orders for no attendance delivered on 8th May 2023 by Hon. Justice P. M. Njoroge in Isiolo ELC No. 004 of 2021; appointment of the applicant as legal representative of the deceased Abdikadir Sharifi Abdirahim, the former defendant, and leave to institute substitution proceedings; and costs. The applicant is the eldest son of the deceased, who died on 28th November 2022 while the matter was part-heard. He obtained a limited grant of letters of administration ad litem on 29th December 2023 in Isiolo Kadhi's Court Misc. Succession No. E003 of 2023. His advocate discovered the dismissal when attending the registry to file a substitution application. The applicant asserts he is keen to prosecute the matter to finality and that no prejudice would be occasioned. At the ex parte stage the court made only procedural directions: service of the application and of the day's orders upon the respondent within ten days, and an inter partes hearing on 8th April 2024. No substantive determination was made on urgency, reinstatement, or substitution, and no costs were awarded.

Key legal issues

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Application for substitution after death of a party and reinstatement of a suit dismissed for no attendance

Holding

The court, at the ex parte stage, directed service of the application and orders on the respondent and set the matter for inter partes hearing on 8th April 2024, making no final determination on reinstatement or substitution.

Reasoning

The applicant, eldest son of the deceased defendant who died on 28/11/2022, obtained a limited grant ad litem on 29/12/2023 and seeks to revive a part-heard matter dismissed for no attendance on 8/5/2023. The court treated the application as one requiring the respondent's input before any substantive orders are made.

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Legal principles established

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    Court orders

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    1. 1.The application to be served upon the respondent within 10 days of today
    2. 2.The orders issued by the court today to be properly served upon the respondent within 10 days of today
    3. 3.The application will be heard on 8th April, 2024
    Jurisdiction invoked
    Inherent and procedural jurisdiction of the Environment and Land Court to reinstate a dismissed suit and allow substitution proceedings (provisions not expressly cited in the extract)

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    Cite this brief

    Caselaw, "Ibdirahim (Suing as the legal representative of the Estate of Sharrif Ibbirahim) v Abdirahim (Environment & Land Case E004 of 2021) [2024] KEELC 602 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2024). Isiolo ELC Case (Chamber Application) dated 9/2/2024. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2024/602/eng@2024-02-12

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