I have perused and considered the Chamber Summons dated 17/1/2025 filed under certificate of urgency, the grounds, supporting affidavit and the annextures accompanying the statement of facts. The decision sought to be impugned was made on 10/1/2025 in Public Procurement Administrative Review Board Application No. 125/2024.
I certify it as urgent.
I further grant leave to the exparte applicant to apply for Judicial Review orders sought in the Chamber Summons.
The substantive motion shall be filed by close of business today 21/1/2025 and served upon all the Respondents and Interested Party by close of business on 22/1/2025.
Upon service of the application and copy of this Ruling and all documents accompanying the applications for the substantive orders, the Respondents and Interested Party shall have 5 days of date of service to file and serve replying affidavits. The Applicant shall then have 3 days of date of service within which to file and serve a further affidavit if need be together with brief written submissions.
The Respondents and Interested Party shall then have 3 days to file and serve supplementary affidavits if need be, together with brief written submissions.
Mention on 5/2/2025 to confirm compliance and parties shall be at liberty to make oral highlights.
For avoidance of doubt, the substantive Notice of Motion shall be filed in a fresh separate file, containing only the Chamber Summons.
Accordingly, this file is closed.
The exparte applicant’s Counsel to be notified forthwith to comply with the timelines set herein.
I so order.