Eliud Njua Njuma v Registrar of Societies; Paul Watoro Gichu, Benard Maina Mwangi, Bertha Nyambura Mwangi, Stanley Muthomi, Nicholeta Waithira Mwaura & Registered Trustees of the Africa Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (Interested Parties) [2020] KEHC 1211 (KLR) | Judicial Review | Esheria

Eliud Njua Njuma v Registrar of Societies; Paul Watoro Gichu, Benard Maina Mwangi, Bertha Nyambura Mwangi, Stanley Muthomi, Nicholeta Waithira Mwaura & Registered Trustees of the Africa Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (Interested Parties) [2020] KEHC 1211 (KLR)

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI

JUDICIAL REVIEW APPLICATION NO. E1125 OF 2020

BETWEEN

ELIUD NJUA NJUMA...........................................................APPLICANT

VERSUS

REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES...................................1ST RESPONDENT

AND

PAUL WATORO GICHU...............................1ST INTERESTED PARTY

JOSPHAT GIKUNDA M'NKANATA...........2ND INTERESTED PARTY

STANLEY MBURU MWANGI.....................3RD INTERESTED PARTY

BENARD MAINA MWANGI.......................4TH INTERESTED PARTY

BERTHA NYAMBURA MWANGI...............5TH INTERESTED PARTY

STANLEY MUTHOMI…...............................6TH INTERESTED PARTY

NICHOLETA WAITHIRA MWAURA.........7TH INTERESTED PARTY

REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE

AFRICA  INDEPENDENT PENTECOSTAL

CHURCH OF AFRICA.................................8TH INTERESTED PARTY

RULING NO 3

1. This Court granted leave to the Applicant herein to commence judicial review proceedings against the Respondent, and on 6th November 2020, this Court directed that the prayer in his Chamber Summons dated 3rd November 2020 that the leave operates as a stay of the Respondent’s impugned decision be heard inter partes. The said prayer for stay was to be heard today.

2. Upon perusal of the Court record, I note that the Applicant has since filed a Notice of Withdrawal dated 10th November 2020, seeking to withdraw this suit in total.

1. In the premises, I hereby order as follows:

I.The suit is hereby marked as withdrawn with no order as to costs, and this case is accordingly closed.

II. The Deputy Registrar of the Judicial Review Division shall send a copy of this ruling to the Applicant by electronic mail by close of business on Thursday, 19th November 2020.

2. Orders accordingly.

DATED AND SIGNED AT NAIROBI THIS  19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020

P. NYAMWEYA

JUDGE