Henry Odhiambo v Pumwani Glassmart [2016] KEELRC 1298 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS COURT AT NAIROBI

CAUSE NO.   575 OF 2011

HENRY ODHIAMBO                                    .....                CLAIMANT

v

PUMWANI GLASSMART                                           RESPONDENT

RULING

Henry Odhiambo (Claimant) commenced legal proceedings Pumwani Glassmart (Respondent) on 18 April 2011 alleging wrongful dismissal.

The Cause was last placed before Court on 28 May 2012 during which none of the parties appeared.

There is nothing on the record to suggest that the Claimant has taken any steps to have the Cause prosecuted from 2012.

As a way to deal with the backlog in the Court’s Nairobi registry, the Deputy Registrar notified the public through online and newspaper notices of a service week running from 18 April 2016 to 22 April 2016.

Specific hearing notices were also sent to the litigants and or their Advocates.

When this Cause was called out for hearing, there was no appearance/representation for the parties.

The Court therefore orders that this Cause be dismissed for non-attendance and non-prosecution as no steps have been taken for over 5 years.

Delivered, dated and signed in Nairobi this 20th day of April 2016.

Radido Stephen

Judge

Court Assistant                                                                     Nixon