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…Determination The Court is exercising its discretion is guided by the provisions under the proviso of Section 79 (G) of the Civil Procedure Act.…

…I would therefore apply the above principles in exercise of discretion to the prayers applied for by the applicant.…

…I now turn to consider whether I should exercise my discretion, under rule 4 of the Rules, to grant the application.…

…The starting point is, as it must be, rule 4 itself which confers the widest measure of discretion and makes no distinction between the various classes of cases.But like all discretion, it must be exercised judicially.…

…Mwamu, for the respondent, is whether a mistake of law by counsel can amount to such a mistake as would entitle the Court to exercise its unfettered discretion under rule 4 and extend time on behalf of an applicant such as…

…, this statement is to be found at page 94: “the mistake or misunderstanding of the plaintiff’s legal adviser, even though negligent, may be accepted as a proper ground for granting relief under Order IX rule 20 ….. the discretion…

…I have been addressed by both counsel as to why I should or should not exercise my discretion in favour of the applicant.…

…In that regard I will exercise my discretion in favour of the applicant and order that the application be fixed for hearing before the full Court urgently. Costs in the application.…

…In these circumstances, I am of the view that there is no material before me on which I can base myself to grant an extension of time, howsoever wide and unfettered the discretion is under rule 4 of the Rules.…

…I must decline to exercise my discretion. Accordingly, the application fails and is dismissed with costs. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 1st day of November, 1999. A.A. LAKHA ..................…

…In the circumstances and in view of the dilatoriness in the applicant's present application, I decline to exercise my discretion under rule 4 of the Court of Appeal Rules in favour of the applicant.…

…extend the time for filing the Notice of Appeal (as opposed to other more complicated steps), but in this case, mindful as I am of Mr Munikah’s plea regarding his clients being kept out of the land, I propose to exercise my discretion…

…Ochieng Oduol, Counsel for the Respondent's submissions that even if specifically pleaded as in this case (HCCC No. 1055 of 2000 and Counter-claim in HCCC No. 822 of 1996) interest being at the discretion of the court cannot…

…Finally, I deem it necessary to point out that although the Taxing Officers do have the discretion to either decrease or increase the instruction fees awardable in a Party and Party Bill of Costs, once he has exercised that…

…Following upon them, he required the company to persuade him to exercise his discretion and to do so by proving its case on the balance of probabilities.…

…It is a matter for this court’s discretion according to the rule. It is exercised judicially and not in whimsical or arbitrary fashion.…

…In the exercise of my discretion under rule 4 of the Rules of this Court, I therefore grant the applicant's application and order that the time for serving the applicant's Notice of Appeal be and is hereby extended to 4th…

…I always understood the rule to be that the party who seeks an indulgence must explain why a discretion should be exercised in his favour notwithstanding “inaction” or “delay” on his party.…

…I am unable to exercise my discretion in favour of the applicant. I do not consider this to be a fit or proper case for the exercise of my discretion. Accordingly, the application is dismissed with costs.…

…It cannot be raised if any fact has to be ascertained or if what is sought is the exercise of judicial discretion.…

…Magon v Ottoman Bank [1968] EA 156, Duffus JA, as he then was, in a case of setting aside ex parte judgment at page 158 letter F, stated: “Rule 10, by virtue of which the judgment has been set aside, does give the court a discretion…

…An infant between these ages is presumed to be incapable of committing crimes, but the presumption may be rebutted by proof that the infant possessed sucient discretion to be aware of the nature of the act.…

…And it followed, he continued, that he had no jurisdiction to exercise his discretion under “the inherent power of the court to make such orders as may be necessary for the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of the process…