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ELCOtherNot stated in the judgment· [2020] KEELC 3301 (KLR)
Chabari Mungania v Felix Murithi Kirai & another; Francis Kiurnga Chabari (Intended Substituted Plaintiff/Applicant) [2020] KEELC 3301 (KLR)
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#A Kenyan land court directed that an application to substitute a deceased plaintiff be heard on a later date, deciding nothing yet about whether the case survives.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#This document from the Environment and Land Court at Chuka, delivered by P. M. Njoroge, Judge, on 11th March 2020, records an application dated 26th February 2020 brought under a certificate of urgency in a suit instituted by plaint dated 1st February 2019. The applicant, Francis Kiunga Chabari, sought to be substituted in place of the plaintiff, who died on 19th April 2019 while the suit was pending. He relied on letters of administration ad litem granted on 4th February 2020 and sought leave to amend the plaint to remove the deceased plaintiff, contending that the defendant would suffer no prejudice and that the suit would abate to the detriment of the deceased's estate if the orders were declined. The applicant was not in court at the ex parte stage. The court did not determine the application on this occasion; it directed that the application be heard by Lady Justice Lucy Mbugua, ELC Judge, at Meru on 24th March 2020. No substantive orders on substitution, amendment or costs were issued, and no legal authorities were cited. The document is essentially procedural and should be treated as a direction on hearing rather than a judgment disposing of the application.
Key legal issues
#Legal principles established
#Court orders
#- 1.That the application be heard by the Honourable Lady Justice Lucy Mbugua, ELC Judge, at Meru on 24th March, 2020
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Inherent powers of the court to substitute a deceased party and allow amendment of the plaint (suit instituted by plaint dated 1.2.2019); no specific provision quoted in the judgment
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#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Chabari Mungania v Felix Murithi Kirai & another; Francis Kiurnga Chabari (Intended Substituted Plaintiff/Applicant) [2020] KEELC 3301 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2020). Not stated in the judgment. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelc/2020/3301/eng@2020-03-11
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