Bhangra & 2 others v Ghatahora; Ghatahora (Applicant) [2023] KECA 1237 (KLR)

Bhangra & 2 others v Ghatahora; Ghatahora (Applicant) (Civil Appeal (Application) 391 of 2019) [2023] KECA 1237 (KLR) (6 October 2023) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2023] KECA 1237 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the Court of Appeal at Nairobi

Civil Appeal (Application) 391 of 2019

MSA Makhandia, JA

October 6, 2023

Between

Joginder Singh Bhangra

1st Appellant

Amrik Singh Heer

2nd Appellant

Kirpal Singh

3rd Appellant

and

Amrit Kaur Ghatahora

Respondent

and

Pardeep Singh Ghatahora

Applicant

(An application for substitution of the Appellant in Nairobi Court of Appeal in Civil Appeal No. 391 of 2019)

Ruling

1. The applicant, Pardeep Singh Ghatahora, by an application dated May 29, 2023 seeks to substitute Amrit Kaur Ghatahora (the deceased respondent), who died on September 16, 2021. The applicant is the legal representative and son of the deceased.

2. The subject matter of the appeal is a succession matter of the Estate of Gurnam Singh s/o Pritim Singh alias Gurnam Singh Ghatahora, which survives the deceased respondent’s death as per the limited grant of letters of administration ad litem dated November 15, 2022.

3. As the application is not opposed and is brought timeously under the appropriate rule 99 of this Court’s rules and the reasons for the delay explained, I hereby allow the same with no order as to costs.

DATED AND DELIVERED AT NAIROBI THIS 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023. ASIKE-MAKHANDIA..................JUDGE OF APPEALI certify that this is a True copy of the originalSignedDEPUTY REGISTRAR