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…That application sought an order that the name of the second defendant be struck out and the suit against the second defendant be dismissed with costs on the ground that the second defendant is immune from the jurisdiction…

…I struck out the defence but as the action was somewhat unusual I refused to give judgment, but directed that the case be set down for Formal Proof.…

…Aforesaid appeal was struck out on 25th October, 1989 whereas this notice of motion was lodged on 27th November, 1996.…

…that appeal had been lodged, survived as it could not be struck out along with the appeal.…

…would not suffer any prejudice if the suit proceeds. 5) It is in the interests of fairness and Justice that this application be dismissed and that the Defendnats be at liberty to prosecute their application to have the suit struck…

…out. 6) The Applicants do not have an arguable appeal.…

…would not suffer any prejudice if the suit proceeds. 5) It is in the interests of fairness and Justice that this application be dismissed and that the Defendnats be at liberty to prosecute their application to have the suit struck…

…out. 6) The Applicants do not have an arguable appeal.…

…The suit is therefore liable to be struck out. The only issue in dispute is what order for costs should be made. The Plaintiff says that it is not his fault that the suit has now become spent.…

…This suit be and is hereby struck out. 2. Each party to bear its own costs of the suit. DATED AT NAIROBI THIS 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2007 H. P. G. WAWERU J U D G E DELIVERED THIS 20TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2007…

…As the respondent failed to repay the capital and the agreed profits, the applicant filed this suit for accounts and seeks the defence to be struck out and for the judgment to be entered as prayed.…

…Owino for the applicant submits that the defence of denial of the agreement is a mere sham and should be struck out.…

…In the meantime, the 1st defendant has brought the present application dated 30th January, 2009 for orders that the originating summons be struck out for the reasons that: i) the claim is statute barred; ii) the agreement…

…I reiterate that the instant application seeks that the originating summons be struck out.…

…That the plaint herein dated 20th June, 2007 and filed in court on the same day be struck out. 2. That the cost of this application and of the suit be borne by the Plaintiff.…

…The plaint dated 20th June, 2007, and filed in court on the same day is accordingly hereby struck out as prayed, with costs of the application and of the suit to be paid by the Plaintiff. Orders accordingly.…

…This was withdrawn and another filed on 2nd December, 2008 that was duly struck out. 4.…

…The advocate filed an application of 3rd November, 2007 and 2nd December, 2008 which was then withdrawn and or struck out due to the issue of representation. 8.…

…Following an application by the plaintiff the defendants defence was struck out on December 13, 1985 on the ground that it did not disclose any reasonable defence, was frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of the process of court…

…However, on its defence being struck out, the plaintiff’s case stood unchallenged and the defendant must be deemed to have acted unlawfully in canceling the allocation and purporting to repossess the plot.…

…That the plaint herein dated 20th June, 2007 and filed in court on the same day be struck out. 2. That the cost of this application and of the suit be borne by the Plaintiff.…

…The plaint dated 20th June, 2007, and filed in court on the same day is accordingly hereby struck out as prayed, with costs of the application and of the suit to be paid by the Plaintiff. Orders accordingly.…

…RESPONDENT R U L I N G The applicant's previous appeal was struck out for incompetence on the 7th March, 1997. The present application was filed on the 14th March, 1997.…

…court, the counsel for the plaintiff/applicant said that on the date in question he appears to be untruthful because it was Trainor, J. who ordered the plaintiff/applicant’s application filed in this court on 13.11.84 to be struck…

…out on 8.1.185 for the non called out for a second time at 12.30 p.m.…

…The 2nd defendant on the other hand has filed an application under order VI rule 13 of the Civil Procedure Rules for the plaintiffs suit to be struck out on the grounds that it discloses no reasonable cause of action against…

…That suit was struck out and dismissed with costs on 10th June, 1987.…

…The plaintiff, who is the applicant, moved the court by chamber summons grounded on Order VI Rule 13 of the Civil Procedure Rules, seeking orders that the defence filed herein be struck out, and costs of the application be…

…That if there was a declaration, then the defence filed in this suit would have been credible, but as it is, it has no merit and should be struck out.…

…Secondly that if the applicant is asking for the release of his title deed, then this in effect means that the defendant has no defence to the action and applicant should have therefore asked for defence to be struck out…

…Chacha does not apply to this case since the 2nd Defendant does not ask that the plaint be struck out. His argument simply is that the suit has been filed out of time, and is barred by the Limitation of Actions Act.…

…material events set out in the defendant’s own affidavit as adumberated above, this is a case where the defendant is grossly guilty of abusing the process of Court, the defence is one which is absolutely vexatious and must be struck…

…out under the Civil Procedure Rules order VI rule 6.…