Vijay Kant Walia & Raj Walia v Shalini Dacunha,Ranjana Ahluwalia,Meera Chaudhrey, Anita Pirbhai & C Bonser & Co Ltd [2015] KEELC 596 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF  KENYA

IN THE  ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT OF KENYA

AT NAKURU

ELC NO 35 OF  2015

VIJAY   KANT  WALIA………………….1ST   PLAINTIFF

RAJ WALIA……………….………………2ND PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

SHALINI DACUNHA…………………….1ST  DEFENDANT

RANJANA AHLUWALIA………..……..2ND  DEFENDANT

MEERA CHAUDHREY………………….3RD  DEFENDANT

ANITA PIRBHAI…………………………4TH  DEFENDANT

C BONSER & CO  LTD………………….5TH  DEFENDANT

RULING

(Application to serve process out of jurisdiction; defendants residing within commonwealth countries; service ordered to be through an internationally recognized courier company).

1. I have considered the subject application which seeks to serve process out of jurisdiction. The plaintiff in the Supporting Affidavit has stated the specific addresses of the   defendants.

2 .Order  5  Rule  27  provides that where the  summons are to be served upon a defendant who resides  in a commonwealth country, the summons shall be served in such  manner as the court  may direct.

3. The defendants sought to be served are located in Canada, and  Botswana. They are both commonwealth countries.  In the Supporting   Affidavit, the plaintiff has provided their physical addresses.  In   my view  service  can effectively be effected if summons  are sent by an  internationally  recognized  courier  service.  I therefore   permit the plaintiff to serve process using   this method.  I further 5 direct that this order be extracted and be served alongside the summons, pleadings, applications filed and all other orders made herein.

It is so ordered.

Dated, signed and delivered in open court at Nakuru this 5th March   2015.

MUNYAO SILA

JUDGE

ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT

AT NAKURU

In presence of: -

Mr.  Morintat holding   brief for  Mr  Waiganjo

Mr   Mwangi for the plaintiffs

Emmanuel  Maelo  : Court  Assistant

MUNYAO SILA

JUDGE

ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT

AT NAKURU