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…At the trial, the Attorney General, the Respondent here took a Preliminary Objection saying that the motion offends the Provisions of Order 1 Rule vi 12 of the Civil Procedure Rules and that the cause of action in this matter…

…The decision was given on a chamber summons taken out by the defendants under Order 6 rule 13 of the Civil Procedure Rules (the Rules) against the plaintiff for orders that: (1) the plaintiff has no cause of action against…

…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…

…1981 the appellant David Stephen Gatune as applicant moved the High Court, Nakuru (Mead J as he then was) by a Notice of Motion ex parte pursuant to section 22 and 28 of the Limitation of Actions Act and Order L(1) of the Civil…

…Procedure Rules and Section 63(e) of the Civil Procedure Act for an order that, he, the applicant be granted leave to file his case against the respondents, The Headmaster, Nairobi Technical High School and the Attorney-General…

…It also, in my opinion, accords with section 27(1) of the Civil Procedure Act and its proviso: which it is evident from the concluding part of his judgment the learned judge in this case had very much in mind.…

…Under the proviso to section 27(1) of the Civil Procedure Act, the court should, therefore award costs to the defendant. But I do not think I am prepared to do this.…

…That the provisions of order XXXIX of the Civil Procedure Rules do not apply to this suit at all. A suit by a ratepayer must in law be by judicial review and not a plaint. (3).…

…An application should have been made by summons in chambers under order 1 rule 22 of the Civil Procedure Rules.…

…On the question of malice Mrs Madahana, state counsel, on behalf of the respondent very properly raised the issue of non-compliance with order 6 rule 6 A (3) of the Civil Procedure Rules which has prescribed that where a…

…It would appear from the process server’s report that service was done in accordance with Order V rule 14 of the Civil Procedure Rules which states:- “Where the serving officer, after using all due diligence cannot find the…

…It would appear from the process server’s report that service was done in accordance with Order V rule 14 of the Civil Procedure Rules which states:- “Where the serving officer, after using all due diligence cannot find the…

…The magistrate could if he deemed it proper invoke Order 1 r II of the Civil procedure Rules and authorize Javan Bulemi to conduct the suit. That is the correct step which should have been taken.…

…Section 7 of the Civil Procedure Act (cap 21) deals with res-judicata. It bars suits which have already been decided by competent courts to be reinsituted. PARA 2-0.…

…The appellants being the sons of Ayub Wasike who was involved in the same land dispute with Ainea Fita, who was the defendant in the fresh High Court suit, are all parties within the meaning of section 7 of the Civil Procedure…

…The superior court was therefore right in making a finding that the departure in pleadings was not acceptable and was contrary to Order 53 rule 4 Civil Procedure Rules, and also a departure from the very reason for granting…

…Procedure Rules.…

…This was not a case stated procedure at all, but a straightforward appeal from the magistrate under the Civil Procedure Act.…

…RESPONDENTS (Appeal from the High Court at Nairobi, Shields J) JUDGMENT This is an appeal from an order which Shields J made upon the dismissal of the appellants’ application by chamber summons under order 39 rule 1 and 4 of the Civil…

…Procedure Rules (the rules).…

…Any further or better relief deemed fit With the plaint, an application was filed under the Judicature Act, Vacation Rules, and Order XXXIX Civil Procedure Rules. The application makes the following prayers. 1.…

…These follow the usual, stereotyped, particulars of negligence which can be obtained from any book on pleadings and civil procedure.…

…Any further or better relief deemed fit With the plaint, an application was filed under the Judicature Act, Vacation Rules, and Order XXXIX Civil Procedure Rules. The application makes the following prayers. 1.…

…That defence was filed on 10th May 1985, and on 13th May, 1985, counsel for the respondent took out a Notice of Motion under Order 35 rules 1 & 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules asking for summary judgment against the appellants…

…On the assessment of evidence on liability I find that the suit is not contested and in terms of Order 6 rule 9(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules the defendant is deemed to have admitted the allegations of the plaintiff save…