Fave Gas Oil K Ltd v Meru County & Investment Development Corporation & another (Environment and Land Case E007 of 2026) [2026] KEELC 2887 (KLR)

Fave Gas Oil K Ltd v Meru County & Investment Development Corporation & another (Environment and Land Case E007 of 2026) [2026] KEELC 2887 (KLR) (12 May 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEELC 2887 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT AT MERU ENVIRONMENT AND LAND CASE E007 OF 2026 BM EBOSO, J MAY 12, 2026 BETWEEN FAVE GAS OIL K LTD ............................................................................... PLAINTIFF AND MERU COUNTY & INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION .... 1ST DEFENDANT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF MERU ............................... 2ND DEFENDANT RULING (Ex-TemPore) 1. The plaintifi has made an oral application seeking to have this suit marked “ Withdrawn with no order as to costs.” The defendants are not opposed to the withdrawal but they insist that they should be awarded costs of the suit. The plaintifi asserts that the defendants are not entitled to costs because they did not serve a single court document on the plaintifi and they are deemed not to have filed any response to the suit. 2. In the above circumstances, the plaintifi’s substantive claim is marked “withdrawn”. The issue of costs shall be canvassed through afidavit evidence to be tendered and exchanged within 20 days. The plaintifi shall file and serve their afidavit within 10 days. The defendants shall thereafter file and serve their afidavit within 10 days of service. Parties will tender brief oral submissions on the issue of costs on 3/6/2026. DATED SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT MERU THIS 12TH DAY OF MAY, 2026. B M EBOSO [MR] https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2026/2887/eng@2026-05-12 1

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