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…Before the application was heard inter partes the advocates for the respondent raised a preliminary objection to the application. It is this preliminary objection which is the subject matter of this ruling.…

…The Hon Judge overruled this preliminary objection on the grounds that the High Court had inherent jurisdiction to hear matters, section 60 of the Constitution being relied on.…

…DEFENDANTS R U L I N G The 2nd Defendant has raised a preliminary objection on the ground that this suit is barred by the Limitation of Actions Act (Cap 22).…

…Chacha that the 2nd Defendant was obliged to bring a formal application to have her preliminary objection argued. The Notice that was filed and served was satisfactory.…

…The preliminary objection here is in all the grounds cited cannot be sustained. They are not decisive in law. The first question of Limitation depends on the time calculated from the date the cause action arose.…

…Preliminary objection refused. DELIVERED this 26th day of September 2003. A. I. HAYANGA JUDGE Read to Mary for Applicant…

…A preliminary objection is in the nature of what used to be a demurrer. It raises a pure point of law which Is argued on the assumption that all the facts pleaded by the other side are correct.…

…The improper raising of points by way of preliminary objection does nothing but unnecessarily increase costs and, on occasion, confuse the issues. This improper practice should stop.”…

…Nagpal, for the Respondent to this application, has taken preliminary objection which, he says, goes to the jurisdiction of this court.…

…We accordingly dismiss the preliminary objection and proceed to determine the question raised by the Notice of Motion filed on 26th March, 1984. Dated at Nairobi this 17th day of April, 1984.…

…However, before the application could be argued on its merits, Mr Vohra for the respondent raised a preliminary objection to the effect that the application is misconceived in that it is asking for an order to commit the…

…From the above discussion, I find that the preliminary objection raised by Mr Vohra has succeeded and I award him costs to that effect.…

…Owing to the nature of the applicant's application and in the public interest, we reserved our ruling to the preliminary objection raised by the counsels for the respondent and the interested party.…

…This now is our ruling in regard to the said preliminary objection.…

…Ngatia has objected to this cause on the ground that the application has been argued on the basis of preliminary objection and therefore and therefore the application must be dismissed. I agree with Mr. Ngatia.…

…In the circumstances of this case I am of the firm view and so rule that it lies with the result that I uphold the preliminary objection.…

…Momanyi remains at liberty to take any preliminary objection onany issues that he may wish to take. It is entirely for him to decide on this atthe time of the hearing.…

…The preliminary objection cannot be sustained.…

…The Respondent had also filed a Notice of Preliminary Objection dated 26th February 2012.…

…The Preliminary Objection was determined apriory and was dismissed by a Ruling of this court dated 24th May 2012 thus paving a way for the hearing of this application. 4.…