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…In the exercise of his discretion to enlarge time on such terms as may seem just to him, the learned single judge disallowed the application.…

…The ground on which the application is based is not substantiated. The application fails and is dismissed with costs.” The aforegoing constitutes the background leading to this reference.…

…According to him, the Plaintiff’s application was aimed at defeating their claim which they had acquired by operation of law. When the application came up for hearing, the learned counsel for the Applicant Mr.…

…This is not an application for a mandatory injunction, it is one brought under Section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act.…

…The respondent filed grounds of opposition as a rejoinder to the application dated 27.11.2020.…

…It provides that the application must be filed without undue delay. At the hearing of the application, it must be demonstrated that the applicant will suffer substantial loss if the order on stay is denied.…

….……....RESPONDENT RULING The Memorandum of appeal was filed on 21st October, 2009 simultaneously with application for stay of execution.…

…On 9th March, 2011, the respondent in the appeal brought the present application for orders that the appeal be dismissed for want of prosecution for the reason that ten months (at the time of filing of this application) had…

…The brief background to the appeal, the subject matter of this application is briefly as hereunder.…

…The respondent, EABS filed grounds of opposition to the application. Mr.…

…The application came for hearing before Khamoni, J on the 10th April, 1990, and in a reserved ruling delivered on the 17th April, 1990, the learned judge dismissed the application with costs.…

…the application was incompetent.…

…CIVIL APPLICATION NO. NAI. 314 OF 1996 BETWEEN MARGARET MAKHANJU JOHN ............................. APPLICANT AND DAVID JOHN KIBWANA (EXECUTOR) .....................…

…This application must fail for the reason that the learned judge of the superior court, Ang'awa, J. never heard and decided on the application for leave lodged by the applicant.…

…That this application be heard inter-partes on 29.8.95. 4. That the costs of this application do abide the outcome of the application.…

…The application is opposed by the defendants who have filed their own application to strike out the Applicant’s application. They gave notice of legal objections.…

…We are therefore satisfied that Messrs J K Mulwa & Co were aware of this application to strike out.…

…already aware thereof, must know that the notice of hearing embraces not only the appeal, but the application to strike out which of its nature, will precede the hearing of the appeal on the day of the hearing.…

…He states that the administrator is his step brother and that there is an application for revocation of grant pending before court. He states that his siblings do not have any land to cultivate.…

…The issues arising in this application are as follows:- 1.…

…On the defendant’s application the court ordered the plaintiff on June 7, 1982 to supply the particulars asked for in the prescribed form No 15, Appendix B of the Civil Procedure Rules, within seventy days.…

…The court made the order asked for and the plaintiff’s suit was dismissed even though the particulars had been supplied before the hearing date of the defendant’s application, and notwithstanding also the plaintiff’s offer…

…Let it also be borne in mind, what the limits of the application were. Section 28(1) of the Act (cap 22) permits an ex parte application to be made.…

…Sec. 28(2) provides: “(2) Where such an application is made before the commencement of a relevant action, the court shall grant leave in respect of any cause of action to which the application relates; if, but only if, on…

…It was further argued on behalf of the appellant that taking into account the age of the minor an award of Kshs 100,000/- was so inordinately high as to manifest error in application of principles. Held: 1.…

…The Shs 100,000/- awarded by the judge cannot be taken to be so inordinately high that the application of a wrong principle must be inferred. Appeal dismissed. Cases 1. Barnett v Cohen [1921] 2 KB 461 2.…

…The Plaintiff’s Advocate opposed the application for adjournment and the Court agreed with her that because the Defendant’s Advocate had had ample opportunity to withdraw, he had not done so and was not entitled to an adjournment…

…It is clear that before the application was brought there was no clear refusal.…

…It follows that the court had to investigate the area of conflict before it concluded that consent had been refused before the application was brought for the lessor to obtain possession of the premises.…

…AFC maintained that the plaintiff, that is, the appellant, was its “loanee”, that the appellant was in default and that the AFC was fully justified in seizing the pick-up, and (in the Notice of Objection to the injunction application…