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…In his oral submissions before me Mr Masese even argued that the court has no jurisdiction to entertain the claim under the said Act.…

…It was also argued that the court had no jurisdiction to entertain this suit because the alleged sub-tenancy is a controlled tenancy.…

…The advocate for the applicant/plaintiffs argued that indeed the courts had inherent jurisdiction at the level of the High Court.…

…It is to this jurisdiction that the defendants stated that this court has no powers to entertain. The plaintiff, they claim have come first to the wrong court.…

…The order that this being a boundary dispute court had no jurisdiction until the Land Registrar had determined the boundaries pursuant to s. 21(2) of the Registered land Act.…

…This Court lacks jurisdiction to rule on it in the manner prayed for.…

…I cannot revisit the issue regard being had of the fact that him and I have concurrent jurisdiction. The submissions by applicant’s counsel on the issue are superfluous.…

…This Court lacks jurisdiction to rule on it in the manner prayed for.…

…I cannot revisit the issue regard being had of the fact that him and I have concurrent jurisdiction. The submissions by applicant’s counsel on the issue are superfluous.…

…This Court lacks jurisdiction to rule on it in the manner prayed for.…

…I cannot revisit the issue regard being had of the fact that him and I have concurrent jurisdiction. The submissions by applicant’s counsel on the issue are superfluous.…

…That would mean that this court has no jurisdiction in this matter which must go to the Business Premises Rent Tribunal. Nor can possession be obtained except as provided under cap 301.…

…It is therefore necessary to consider this case in terms of my equitable jurisdiction in respect of which the following considerations apply: (1) There is no dispute between the parties, and clear authority has been quoted…

…applied by the motion before me for an order for extension of time to file the notice of appeal although it is debatable whether in the circumstances of this case I can grant such a request in view of S.7 of the Appellate Jurisdiction…

…But this jurisdiction is a delicate one which will only be exercised with great caution and only in the clearest of cases.…

…That first Defendant be served by facsimile and or e-mail or as this Honourable Court may direct as the first Defendant is not within jurisdiction. 9.…

…(Supra) is the locus classicus in the grant of interlocutory injunctions within our jurisdiction.…

…The foundation for this jurisdiction is the right of property vested in the member of which he is unjustly deprived by the unlawful expulsion” It seems to me therefore that an important factor which will make the courts interfere…

…In my discernment of the law, whether the parties marriage is customary or statutory, the preponderance of authority in this jurisdiction leads me to the conclusion that the wife is likely to prevail at the trial in her contention…

…The court suo motu, and in exercise of its inherent jurisdiction joined XZIT LTD as a party in the suit and extended the injunction to cover it.…

…Mr Nowrojee drew my attention to section 56 to 62 of the Trustee Act, chapter 167 which, in effect, give court, the jurisdiction to authorize dealings with trust property but with the important proviso in section 62 which…

…This jurisdiction is one which, as the Court of Appeal for East Africa observed in Giella vs Cassman Brown Ltd [1975] EA 358 must be exercised judicially and in accordance with the well known principles.…

…error on the part of an advocate (which would, of course, include that of his clerk) did not amount to sufficient reason for extending time to file the memorandum and record of appeal, and that consequently the court had no jurisdiction…

…Section 59 (1) of the Registered Land Act gives the Court jurisdiction to grant the tenant relief from forfeiture. In any case courts of equity grant relief against forfeiture for non-payment of rent.…

…There was also a prayer for the court to make such other or further order as the court may deem necessary to make in its inherent jurisdiction, plus costs of the application.…

…There was also a prayer for the court to make such other or further order as the court may deem necessary to make in its inherent jurisdiction, plus costs of the application.…