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Division and case type: CivilMiscellaneous Application
…Section 8(1) of the Act enjoins that High Court shall not in the exercise of its civil or criminal jurisdiction issue any order of prerogative writs of mandamus prohibition or certiorari.…
…It merely deleted the existing rule 53 according to which no application for an order of mandamus prohibition or certiorari may be made unless leave therefore has been granted.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appli
…First S. 8(3) of Law Reform Act Cap 26 says:- "No Return shall be made to any suchorder, and no prohibition shall beallowed, but the order shall be final,subject to the right of appeal therefromconferred by Section 5 of this…
…Itsubstituted "orders" of mandamus, prohibition and certiorarifor prerogative "writs" of mandamus, prohibition andcertiorari under S.7 (4) of the said Act it provided that:- "(4) No return shall be made to any such orderand…
Division and case type: CivilMiscellaneous Application
…LAW COURTS) JUDICIAL REVIEW MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION E167 OF 2025 RE ABURILI, J DECEMBER 22, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF:- AN APPLICATION BY HUSSEIN MOHAMED ADAN FOR LEAVE TO APPLY FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW AND ORDERS OF CERTIORARI, PROHIBITION…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Suit
…There was no prohibition against looking at the letter to determine its contents and to see whether there was any ambiguity which should at all events be construed against the writer. 3. The issue raised by Mr.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…judicial review order of certiorari to quash the Resident Magistrate’s order of 6th March 2006 in CMCC number 817 of 2006 restraining the Respondent from selling the vehicle as the same was given without jurisdiction and prohibition…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Case
…Notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law, the fact that any matter in issue in any criminal proceedings is also directly or substantially in issue in any pending civil proceedings shall not be aground for any stay prohibition…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…In that case Mr Blackburn who lived in London with his wife who was a ratepayer, applied successfully for an order of prohibition against the council to stop them acting in breach of their statutory duty to prevent the exhibition…