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ELRCAllowedNot stated in the judgment· [2024] KEELRC 424 (KLR)
Inuka Africa Limited v Mokaya (Appeal E141 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 424 (KLR)
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#A Kenyan employment court stopped enforcement of a Kshs. 560,000 judgment pending appeal, but only if the appellant deposits the money in court within conditions.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#This ruling of the Employment and Labour Relations Court at Mombasa (M. Mbarũ, J) determined an application dated 15 December 2023 by the appellant, brought under Order 42 rule 6 and Sections 1A, 1B, 3, 3A of the Civil Procedure Act, seeking stay of execution of the judgment delivered on 16 November 2023 in Mombasa CMELRC No. E544 of 2022, by which the respondent was awarded a money decree (stated variously as Kshs. 625,000 and Kshs. 650,000) with costs, with a 30-day stay lapsing on 16 December 2023. The appellant, through the affidavit of Kalvine Likavo, regional manager Coast region, argued it had an arguable appeal, that judgment was delivered while a pending application could not be heard because the file was with a transferred magistrate, that the respondent had served a 7-day demand notice, and that the appeal would be rendered nugatory without a stay. The respondent opposed, maintaining he held a lawful judgment and that any stay should be conditional on deposit of the full award in court, and contending that no substantial loss had been demonstrated. The respondent attended the submissions hearing; only the appellant attended and filed submissions. Framing the single issue as whether stay should issue pending appeal, the court applied Order 42 rule 6, holding substantial loss its cornerstone, citing Lloyd Masika, Nicholas Okaka, James Wangalwa and RWW v EKW. Noting the appellant pleaded no loss beyond asserting the award excessive, the court nonetheless balanced the parties' interests, allowed the application, and stayed execution on condition that the appellant deposits Kshs. 560,000 in court and files the Record of Appeal within 30 days, failing which the stay lapses; mention was set for 9 April 2024. No costs order was made.
Key legal issues
#01
Whether stay of execution should issue pending appeal under Order 42 rule 6
Holding
Stay granted on conditions: deposit of the judgment sum in court and expeditious filing of the Record of Appeal within 30 days.
Reasoning
The court acknowledged the appellant had not pleaded substantial loss beyond asserting the award was excessive, yet held a party should not be locked out of having the appeal heard. Balancing the interests of both parties, it conditioned the stay on deposit of a sum in court and filing of the Record of Appeal within 30 days, failing which the stay lapses.
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Legal principles established
#- Under Order 42 rule 6, an applicant for stay must first demonstrate substantial loss; without it, other conditions and merits of the appeal are insufficient.
- Execution in motion or levied by itself does not amount to substantial loss.
- Stay of execution pending appeal preserves the subject matter so the appeal is not rendered nugatory, balanced against the respondent's right to the fruits of judgment.
Court orders
#- 1.Application dated 15 December 2023 allowed
- 2.Stay of execution of the judgment in Mombasa CMELRC No. E544 of 2022 granted on condition that the appellant deposits Kshs. 560,000 in court
- 3.Appellant to file Record of Appeal within 30 days, failing which the order of stay shall lapse
- 4.Mention for taking hearing directions on 9 April 2024
- On appeal from
- Employment and Labour Relations Court (Mombasa CMELRC No. E544 of 2022, before the Magistrate)
- Mombasa CMELRC No. E544 of 2022
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Order 42 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules; Sections 1A, 1B, 3, 3A of the Civil Procedure Act
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Caselaw, "Inuka Africa Limited v Mokaya (Appeal E141 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 424 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2024). Not stated in the judgment. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2024/424/eng@2024-02-29
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