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…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 for the Plaintiff argues that the objection ought to be rejected as the 2nd Defendant ought o have made a formal application since if the preliminary objection were to be upheld it would have the effect of striking…

…The court took up the Preliminary Objection first.…

…Counsel urged the court to dismiss the Preliminary Objection and Ms annan be made to pay for the costs personally because the Preliminary Objection was meant to delay the hearing of this matter.…

…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.…

…In his affidavit decree holder asserted that the objection to the attachment is a fictitious one.…

…Secondly, the decree holder relies on the compromise settlement which was worked out before the attached goods, which, he says, included the subject matter of these objection proceedings, were released to the defendant by…

…The court took up the Preliminary Objection first.…

…Counsel urged the court to dismiss the Preliminary Objection and Ms annan be made to pay for the costs personally because the Preliminary Objection was meant to delay the hearing of this matter.…

…(b) That the attachment of motor vehicle together with its load of sisal be set aside until final determination of the objection proceedings herein.…

…In view of the ruling of Mbaluto J the objection proceeding were a futile exercise.…

…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…

…Even testing the situation here against the requirement of the matter being directly and substantially in issue, the objection raised becomes difficult to sustain.…

…So on this objection what is favorable to the respondents seems to be the sameness of the land and applicant. The other aspects from which one should be made to apply the doctrine of res judicata, are missing.…

…Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Judge upon any objection referred to such Judge under subsection 92) may, with leave of the Judge, but not otherwise, appeal to the Court of Appeal. 4.…

…The above provision is the procedure for lodging objections to the decisions of the Taxing Ocer.…

…Starting with the first objection to the petition herein, namely that the petition was not sealed or signed by a court official, it is observed from the record copy of the petition on the file is duly sealed and signed by…

…I therefore find no merit in this objection. The second one is that a statutory notice was not given of 21 days. I think this is a misunderstanding of the relevant section.…

…On this day, the only Respondent who made an appearance is the 1stRespondent, the Attorney General who has led a Notice if Preliminary Objection raising jurisdictional issues. 6. Mr.…

…That he had not had enough time to prepare for his Preliminary Objection and that he needed time to prepare and le his authorities and to serve the same on the applicant. 2.…

…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.…

…NO. 3590 OF 1995) ********************** RULING There being no objection to the application before me, which in fact is meritorious, I allow it as prayed.…

…The growing practice of advocates swearing affidavits on behalf of their clients must cease forthwith and in an appropriate case this Court will not hesitate to strike out such affidavits, particularly if an objection is…

…In the present application, no objection was, or could have been raised as both advocates are equally guilty.…

…It is however opposed by the petitioner by a notice of preliminary objection, principally, on the ground of lack of locus standi - that “the Application is untenable as the same has been filed by an ill-defined body not vested…

…correspondence with National Land Commission, the Commission on Administrative Justice, the National Environment Management Authority and the National Construction Authority, among others, indicating its pursuit of its objection…

…The said application is supported by an affidavit sworn by the counsel for the defendant/applicant to which grounds of objection and affidavit in reply have been filed on behalf of the plaintiff/respondent.…

…His father did not raise any objections to the sale. Thereafter the father did not lay any claim on the land.…

…He was however duly served but filed no objection and therefore they are deemed to be the issues in this case.…

…Where such an application is allowed without objection, the time will be deemed to have been extended and the legal representatives to have been properly brought on the record.” (Emphasis supplied).…

…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.…

…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.…