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ELRCStruck Out· [2015] KEELRC 1426 (KLR)

Taura Mwagogo Anderson v Teachers Service Commission [2015] KEELRC 1426 (KLR)

Employment and Labour Relations Court
24 February 2015
JRJames Rika
166 words in judgment
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Executive summary

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The Claimant filed a Statement of Claim on 8th May 2014 alleging he was summarily dismissed on 6th December 2007. The Respondent raised a Preliminary Objection on the ground that the Claim was time-barred. The Employment and Labour Relations Court at Mombasa, per James Rika, Judge, agreed that the Claim offended Section 90 of the Employment Act 2007, Section 4 of the Limitation of Actions Act, and Section 3 of the Public Authorities Limitation Act, and held the Claim statute-barred. The Court found there is no discretion to extend time under those provisions, and that in any event the Claimant had not moved the Court for an extension. The Court wholly endorsed the authorities cited by counsel for the Respondent as persuasive and binding. It further noted that the Claimant, despite adequate notice of the hearing date, did not attend Court to respond to the Preliminary Objection. The Court accordingly struck out the Claim with costs to the Respondent. The judgment was dated and delivered at Mombasa on 24th February 2015.

Key legal issues

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Limitation of employment claims

Holding

The Claim, filed more than six years after the summary dismissal, offended the limitation statutes and was struck out

Reasoning

The dismissal occurred on 6th December 2007 while the Claim was filed on 8th May 2014. The Court found the Claim offended Section 90 of the Employment Act 2007, Section 4 of the Limitation of Actions Act and Section 3 of the Public Authorities Limitation Act. It endorsed the Respondent's authorities as persuasive and binding, noted there is no discretion to extend time, and that the Claimant had not applied for such extension nor attended court to respond to the Preliminary Objection despite adequate notice.

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Legal principles established

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  • A claim for summary dismissal must be filed within the limitation period prescribed by Section 90 of the Employment Act 2007; a claim filed outside that period is statute-barred and there is no discretion to extend time absent an application

Court orders

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  1. 1.The Claim is struck out
  2. 2.Costs to the Respondent

Authorities

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Legislation

  • Employment Act 2007Section 90
  • Limitation of Actions ActSection 4
  • Public Authorities Limitation ActSection 3
Jurisdiction invoked
Employment and Labour Relations Court jurisdiction under the Employment Act 2007 (not expressly cited in judgment; claim under Employment Act)

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Cite this brief

Caselaw, "Taura Mwagogo Anderson v Teachers Service Commission [2015] KEELRC 1426 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2015). . Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2015/1426/eng@2015-02-24

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