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…IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT NAIROBI (Coram:Hancox JA) CIVIL APPLICATION NO NAI 56 OF 1983 BETWEEN SAMUEL MBUGUA GITHERE …….........…

…As background to the first, there was an application before Kneller JA, in Civil Application NAI 21 of 1983, by Muita Njuguna, who was the defendant in High Court Civil Case No 67 of 1978, (with which I understand the case…

…Kirundi & Co. then filed application No.10 of 1990 which application was withdrawn and the applicant was given leave on 18th March, 1992 to file a fresh application for extension of time to lodge the appeal.…

…Thereafter, after a lapse of more than 4 years, the applicant has brought this application.…

…According to him, the Plaintiff’s application was aimed at defeating their claim which they had acquired by operation of law. When the application came up for hearing, the learned counsel for the Applicant Mr.…

…This is not an application for a mandatory injunction, it is one brought under Section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act.…

…’s Reply to Request for particulars filed in court and costs, the balance of the claim do proceed to summary judgment and that the defendant do pay to the plaintiff the costs of this application.…

…The application is opposed and grounds of opposition together with a replying affidavit have been filed. I also have submissions made by both learned counsel appearing.…

…The impact of the success of the plaintiff’s application was, inter alia, to have it restituted to the suit premises as per prayer NO. 4 in the said application. That order directly affected the applicant herein.…

…APPLICATION NO. NAI 15 OF 1990 (UR) VISHRAM HALAI & ANOTHER –VTHORNTON & TURPIN (1963) LIMITED & CIVIL APPLICATION NO. NAI 129 OF 1995 (57/95 UR) N;YALS (Kenya) Limited –vUnited Housing Estate Limited.…

…The main grounds for the application as expressed on the face of the application are as follows:- (i) That the defendant has not served the mandatory Statutory Notice under the Transfer of Property Act on the Estate of the…

…The application is supported by an affidavit sworn by the plaintiff. That affidavit elaborates the above grounds. The application is opposed and there is a replying affidavit sworn by Mohamud Ahmed Mohamud.…

…In support of the application Mr Le Pelley for the second defendant has drawn to the attention of the court the difference between state immunity and diplomatic immunity for which I am grateful.…

…For those reasons, I allow the application with no orders as to costs. I set aside the order made on 15.12.92 dismissing the second defendants application.…

…a preliminary objection to the proceedings on the ground that the Court has no jurisdiction to entertain the application.…

…Accordingly, the objection was argued as a preliminary point the future course of the application before the Court was depending on the outcome of the objection.…

…The application is supported by an affidavit sworn by applicant John Warui. The suit between the two parties arises from a Hire Purchase Agreement entered into by them on October 8, 1997.…

…In the affidavit in reply to the application, it is deponed that as at April 27, 2000 the applicant was in arrears of Kshs 1,896,075.…

…Upon application he was allowed to submit in opposition of the application on the basis of the pleadings and the law only. In support of the application the plaintiff swore one affidavit.…

…This application was then rendered necessary.…

…Although Mr Mburu Kariuki opposes this application on the grounds that the application is misconceived and bad in law; that the application has been overtaken by events as attachment of the defendant’s property has been effected…

…and that there are no chances of the appeal succeeding, I think most of those matters are not relevant factors for consideration in this application.…

…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…

…In this case, and at the present moment the application on record is for an order for committal to civil jail, for breaching a court order. The application has, of course, not yet been argued.…

…DEBTOR RULING This is an application by the objector to the attachment of motor vehicle KXK 245 in execution of the decree in this suit. The application is brought under order XXI r 56 of the Civil Procedure Code.…

…At the hearing of the application only the alternative prayer was pursued.…

…Indeed the bank guarantee for KShs. 2 million ordered pending inter partes hearing of the application for stay had expired at the time of hearing of the application.…

…This is an application by Messrs A Y A Jiwaji & Jiwaji who are now acting for the defendant for dismissal of this suit for want of prosecution.…

…That application was listed for hearing on April 14, 1983.…

…Gatonyes oral application. The application was stood over to the 6. 10.98 but on that day. Mr. Gatonye applied for adjourment to get full 6.10.98 but on that day.…

…The application for adjournment was granted and so Mr. Rachi did not reply to Mr. Gatonye's oral application. Eventually Mr.…

…RESPONDENTS RULING This is an application by way of Chamber Summons for a temporary injunction restraining the defendants/respondents from conducting elections until the determination of this suit.…

…On the same day Mr Justice Akiwumi granted the application for temporary injunction until 2.9.88 for hearing the application inter partes. On 2.9.88 Mr Justice Tank extended the injunction to 7.9.88.…

…Gatonyes oral application. The application was stood over to the 6. 10.98 but on that day. Mr. Gatonye applied for adjourment to get full 6.10.98 but on that day.…

…The application for adjournment was granted and so Mr. Rachi did not reply to Mr. Gatonye's oral application. Eventually Mr.…

…Machio, for the applicants, urged me, equallystrongly, to set up a bench of two Judges to hear the Review application.…

…They cannot proceed forever, going back and forth in courtin one form of application or another.…