John Mwangangi v Public Service Commission & 2 others [2019] KEELRC 603 (KLR)
The bottom line
#A Kenyan employment claim dismissed for lack of prosecution stayed dismissed because the claimant showed no valid legal ground for review.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Whether grounds for review were established
The application failed because no prescribed ground for review was demonstrated.
The respondent's counsel argued that the claimant had left the jurisdiction leaving the claim dormant, and the court found no material showing any change in the situation as at 02.04.2019, no new evidence, no error on the record, and no manifest injustice that would justify disturbing the earlier dismissal by Abuodha J. The court therefore held the application was not justified and dismissed it with costs to the respondent.
Legal principles established
#- A review under rule 33 requires establishment of known and prescribed grounds, such as new evidence, error on the record, or manifest injustice; absence of change in circumstances defeats review of a dismissal for want of prosecution
Court orders
#- 1.The notice of motion dated 07.05.2019 and filed 08.05.2019 is dismissed
- 2.The applicant to pay costs of the application
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Rule 33 of the Court's rules and section 16 of the Employment and Labour Relations Court Act, 2011
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "John Mwangangi v Public Service Commission & 2 others [2019] KEELRC 603 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2019). Not stated in the excerpt. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2019/603/eng@2019-10-25
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