Sala and Mudany Advocates v County Government of Kisumu [2024] KEHC 11960 (KLR)

Sala and Mudany Advocates v County Government of Kisumu (Miscellaneous Case E195 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 11960 (KLR) (4 October 2024) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 11960 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Kisumu

Miscellaneous Case E195 of 2024

MS Shariff, J

October 4, 2024

Between

Sala And Mudany Advocates

Plaintiff

and

County Government Of Kisumu

Defendant

Ruling

1. Whereas the Applicant herein filed an advocate/client bill of costs dated 16. 4.2024, the Deputy Registrar noted that the subject matter was a case before the Environment & Land Court wherefore she directed that this file be placed before a Judge.

2. The bill of costs was filed by the law firm of Messrs. Sala & Mudany Advocates. Given that the Applicant is a law firm, it is well versed with the law and is alive to the fact that this court has no jurisdiction to tax its bill of costs. (See article 162/2 (b) and Section 13 of the Environment and Land Court Act.

3. The bill of costs dated 16. 4.2024 is thereby struck out for want of jurisdiction with costs to the Respondent assessed at Kshs.15,000.

4. This file is marked as closed.

DELIVERED, DATED AND SIGNED AT KISUMU THIS 4TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024. M. S. SHARIFFJUDGE