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Judgment[1984] KECA 686 February 1984

Gurbaksh Singh & Sons Ltd v Bank of Credit & Commerce International (O v erseas) Ltd

Court of Appeal at NairobiChesoni,JUDGE APPEAL

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

ORDER Mr Khanna, for the appellants, by a motion on notice of February 2, 1984, expressed to be brought under rules 42 and 96 of the Court of Appeal Rules, asks this court to substitute as a party to the appeal in place of the late second appellant, Ajit Gurbaksh Singh, either Harbans Kaur, the widow, or one or both of the named executors of the deceased’s will who are Amrik Singh Gurbaksh Singh and Joginder Singh Gurbaksh Singh, the third and fifth appellants, and the hearing of the appeal

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Judgment[1984] KEHC 5616 January 1984

PETER NJENGA v s JAMES FINLAY (E A) HOLDINGS LTD

High Court at NairobiCIVIL CASE NO 1150 OF 1983

Division and case type: CivilCivil Case

REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI MILIMANI LAW COURTS CIVIL CASE NO 1150 OF 1983 PETER NJENGA……………………………………………………………....PAINTIFF VERSUS JAMES FINLAY (E A) HOLDINGS LTD………………………….................1ST DEFENDANT ENDESHA LTD……………………………………………………................2ND DEFENDANT RULING The plaintiff/applicant moved the court by way of Chamber Summons dated 2nd September 1983 for orders that the defendant’s herein be restrained from borrowing further sums of money using a security

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Judgment[1984] KEHC 198 January 1984

Githunguri v Pan African Insurance Company Limited

High Court at NairobiCase number Civil Case 791 of 1982

Division and case type: CivilCivil Case

seeking inter alia an order vacating the caution, and on an interlocutory motion obtained an order vacating the caution. On appeal the Court of Appeal held that the court had power on motion under s 82(1) of the Land Registration Act 1925 to order that a caution be vacated when it was shown that the caution ought not to have been made.

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Judgment[1984] KEHC 522 January 1984

ALFRED MUHUHO v PIUS MWANGI WANGEREKA

High Court at NairobiCIVIL CASE NO 3636 OF 1981

Division and case type: CivilCivil Case

REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI CIVIL CASE NO 3636 OF 1981 ALFRED MUHUHO………………………………………………………...................PLAINTIFF AND PIUS MWANGI WANGEREKA………………………………………….....................DEFENDANT

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Judgment[1983] KECA 781 December 1983

Mwangi Muraguri v Kamara Rukenya

Court of Appeal at NairobiJUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 10 of 1983

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

There is an air of ellipsis about Mr Chakava’s argument. It springs no doubt from the terms of the order drawn up as a result of the High Court’s judgment.

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Judgment[1983] KECA 7320 November 1983

East African Power and Lighting Company Ltd v Kilimanjaro Construction Ltd

Court of Appeal at NairobiJUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 43 of 1983

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT NAIROBI (Coram: Madan, Kneller JJA & Chesoni Ag JA ) CIVIL APPEAL NO. 43 OF 1983 THE EAST AFRICAN POWER AND LIGHTING COMPANY LIMITED …..….....…................…..

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Judgment[1983] KECA 6518 October 1983

Ruithibo v Nyingi

Court of Appeal at NairobiJUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 21 of 1982

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

without leave, it would have been incompetent in any event. The real issue before us is whether the order should have included a statement that leave to appeal had been given.

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Judgment[1983] KECA 619 October 1983

Meru Express Ser v ices (

Court of Appeal at NairobiJUDGE APPEALCivil Appeal 34 of 1982

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT NAIROBI (Coram: Hancox JA, Chesoni & Platt Ag JJA) CIVIL APPEAL NO 34 OF 1982 KEMFRO AFRICA LIMITED T/A “MERU EXPRESS SERVICES (1976)” & ANOTHER …………….…..…………….APPLICANT VERSUS OLIVE LUBIA & ANOTHER ………….....…..RESPONDENT RULING When this appeal was called on for hearing, Mr Kwach, appearing on behalf of the two respondents, took the preliminary objection that the mandatory provisions of Rule 85 (1) (f) of rules of this court had not been complied with, in that none o

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Judgment[1983] KECA 2616 June 1983

Industrial & Commercial Development Corporation v Onyando & 3 others

Court of Appeal at NairobiJUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 70 of 1982

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

Lucie-Smith Ag CJ held that the former Supreme Court had inherent power ex debito justitiae to order stay of execution pending an appeal in Olivia Da Ritta Sequeira E Facho & Another v ER Sequeira, BA Roderigues and RA Ribeiro (1933) 15 KLR 34 (k) and Newbold P Sir Clement de Lestang Ag VP and Spry JA of the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa in Ujagar Singh v Runda Coffee Estates Ltd [1966] EA 263 (CA-K). There was no appeal pending here but it may be that there could be other circumstances cal

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Judgment[1983] KECA 12123 May 1983

M’Ikiara M’Mukanya & another v Gilbert Kabere M’Mbijiwe

Court of Appeal at NairobiJudge erred LawCase number Civil Appeal 13 of 1980

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

REPUBLIC OF KENYA COURT OF APPEAL AT NAIROBI civ app 13 of 80 M’Ikiara M’Mukanya and another v Gilbert Kabere M’Mbijiwe (Potter & Kneller JJA & Chesoni Ag JA) Civil Appeal No 13 of 1980 Cases 1. Thompson v Ward [1955] 2 QB 155 2.

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Judgment[1983] KECA 7518 May 1983

Pithoni Waweru Maina v Thuka Mugiria

Court of Appeal at Nairobijudge reached High,judge March,JUDGE APPEALCase number Civil Appeal 27 of 1982

Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal

Consequently, the respondent asked for judgment against the appellant in the form of an eviction order and the costs, and interest on the costs, for having to bring this into court. The appellant claims that the same land was registered in the name of Mukui Kamau who allowed the appellant entry upon it in 1964 (which is twelve years before the respondent says the appellant trespassed on this land) and the appellant goes on to say that he has lived on it ever since, put up a house on it and plant

application is dismissedDismissed28 min read

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