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…It would not be in the interest of justice to have the accused and witnesses travel long distances for the hearing of the case. That would be expensive and may also cause delay in the finalisation of the matter.…

…The letter of objection itself contains these relevant portions:- “That the Hon Chief Justice may, in the interest of justice being seen to be done, wish to appoint a different Bench (from the one which heard the other appeal…

…With great respect, it is my firm view that purported words of courtesy in the objection correspondence apart, the gist of the objection is no more and no less than saying- “In the interest of justice we ask for Judges of…

…We allow this appeal and set aside the conviction and sentence and in the interest of justice we order an expeditious retrial before any other judge of the High Court. These are our orders.…

…(ii) whether there are exceptional or unusual circumstances upon which the court can conclude that it is in the interest of justice to grant bail. This was the decision of the court of Appeal in JUVRAJ SHAR v.…

…In the circumstances, it is in the interest of justice that the appellant be retried. For the above reasons, I allow the appeal, quash the conviction and set aside the sentence.…

…That it is in the best interest of justice, fairness and expediency in all circumstances of the case that this application be allowed considering the error was not deliberate. 3.…

…That it is in the best interest of justice, fairness and expediency in all circumstances of the case that this application be allowed considering the error was not deliberate. 3.…

…The learned judge in his note on the sentence he chose included these phrases:– “Considering, therefore, all these circumstances, it would not be in the interest of justice to let accused {go} scot free under the pretext…

…It is therefore in the interest of justice that an interim order should be made exparte.…

…There is no doubt that an amendment can always be allowed if the interest of justice so requires. The position in the present case is somewhat a curious one.…

…We are, therefore, inclined to think that the interest of justice was best served by allowing the applicant to amend.…

…However since there is a dispute over whether the premises are partitioned, what is evident is that the property is held by both defendants in common, it is in the in the interest of justice that all the future rent is paid…

…The applicant has further deponed by his affidavit in support of the motion that he stands to suffer greatly because of the mistake of his advocate and so in the interest of justice the application ought to be allowed.…

…The applicant has further deponed by his affidavit in support of the motion that he stands to suffer greatly because of the mistake of his advocate and so in the interest of justice the application ought to be allowed.…

…question but that interest in payable on dishonoured bills of Exchange and the Petitioner had not tendered any amount in respect thereof I should make the order and suspend its operation if I felt that it would be in the interest…

…of justice so to do, in order to enable the company to pay the interest.…

…In these circumstances, it would not be in the interest of justice to direct the High Court to admit the appeal to hearing as this will undoubtedly cause a further delay.…

…concluded in his ruling that: “In the circumstances of this case, application of the decision in the case of Elijah Nyakebondo –VRepublic (2017) e-KLR quoted herein above is appropriate; and therefore this court will, in the interest…

…of justice to all the parties in the case, await production of the motor vehicle in question as an exhibit after the arresting officers, and the investigating officer give their evidence in relation thereto and the accused…

…When the Rules prescribe some circumstances in which a temporary injunction may be issued then ordinarily the court cannot use its inherent powers to make orders in the interest of justice or to prevent abuse of the process…

…The Supreme Court held that the temporary injunction was therefore not an appropriate exercise of the court’s inherent jurisdiction to make any necessary orders in the interest of justice or to prevent abuse of the process…

…In the circumstances, I thinkthat the interest of justice will be served by discharging theorders that had been given restricting the Defendant only to playsoft music at his premises.…

…The first and real question for the judge was whether in the entire circumstances of the case, it was in the interest of justice for him to exercise his discretion and order Naushad Hussein Mohamedali Jiwa to be substituted…