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ELCDismissedMarsabit CMCC No. 28 of 2018 (application dated 5th February, 2024)· [2024] KEELC 4551 (KLR)
Ibrahim v Yelo & another (Environment and Land Appeal 012 of 2021) [2024] KEELC 4551 (KLR)
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#What this practically means
#Executive summary
#The applicant, Mohamed Hassan Ibrahim, moved the High Court at Isiolo by a notice of motion dated 5th February 2024 seeking a stay of execution of the judgment delivered by Hon. Mr. T.M Wafula on 24th June 2020 in Marsabit CMCC No. 28 of 2018, together with an order maintaining the status quo of the suit land and restraining the respondents from putting up permanent developments pending the hearing and determination of his appeal. The application, supported by the applicant's affidavit, was grounded on claims that the respondents had encroached on his land and were erecting permanent structures, that the appeal had a reasonable chance of success, and that execution would render it nugatory. The applicant further contended that there had been no delay in bringing the application. When the matter came before Hon. Justice P.M Njoroge on 10th June 2024, neither the applicant nor his advocate was present in court. The court noted that the appeal itself had been dismissed on 14th February 2022. In those circumstances, the court held that the application lacked merit and dismissed it in its entirety. No costs order appears on the face of the judgment. The application for stay of execution and maintenance of status quo therefore failed in full.
Key legal issues
#01
Whether a stay of execution should be granted pending an appeal that has itself been dismissed
Holding
The application was dismissed because the underlying appeal had been dismissed and the applicant did not attend court
Reasoning
The court observed that the appeal referred to in the application had already been dismissed on 14th February 2022. Neither the applicant nor his advocate was present in court on the hearing date. In the absence of a live appeal and in view of the non-attendance, the court found no merit in the application and dismissed it in its entirety.
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Legal principles established
#- An application for stay of execution pending an appeal that has already been dismissed cannot be sustained and should be dismissed
Court orders
#- 1.This application is hereby dismissed
- On appeal from
- Chief Magistrate's Court, Marsabit
- CMCC No. 28 of 2018
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Inherent jurisdiction of the High Court over matters arising from the subordinate court (stay of execution pending appeal)
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Ibrahim v Yelo & another (Environment and Land Appeal 012 of 2021) [2024] KEELC 4551 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2024). Marsabit CMCC No. 28 of 2018 (application dated 5th February, 2024). Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2024/4551/eng@2024-06-10
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