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…This is an application by way of Chamber Summons under the provisions of Section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act, inherent jurisdiction of the court, the Winding Up rules and all enabling provisions of law for orders that the…

…He asserted that jurisdiction is conferred by the Constitution or statues or both and that in the case before the lower court, Shanzu Law Courts had jurisdiction to hear the case.…

…Magolo indicated that they were challenging territorial jurisdiction.…

…The Court, he submitted, has no jurisdiction supervising or pretending to supervise Parliament.…

…Accordingly, the second respondent cannot rely on section 29 of cap 6 aforesaid to oust the jurisdiction of this Court. 20.…

…The Court, he submitted, has no jurisdiction supervising or pretending to supervise Parliament.…

…Accordingly, the second respondent cannot rely on section 29 of cap 6 aforesaid to oust the jurisdiction of this Court. 20.…

…Although Section 3(2) of the Magistrate’s Court Act confers countrywide jurisdiction to a resident magistrate’s court, in civil cases such jurisdiction is exercised subject to the limitation to the said court’s jurisdiction…

…transfer a suit from a court which is seized of it but has no jurisdiction to determine it to a court vested with jurisdiction.…

…That the constitution does not oust the inherent jurisdiction of this court to determine issues when they arise.…

…statutes that tend to fetter the court’s jurisdiction.…

…The courts jurisdiction has not been properly invoked as order 5 [1] Rule 7 of the Civil Procedure Rules is applicable only where summons expire before they are served upon the defendant. 2.…

…This honorable court lacks jurisdiction to issue the orders as sought. 3. The application is vexatious and a blatant abuse of the due process of the honourable court and ought to be struck out.…

…That the constitution does not oust the inherent jurisdiction of this court to determine issues when they arise.…

…statutes that tend to fetter the court’s jurisdiction.…

…It has been said many times by this Court that we have no inherent jurisdiction, and that we can only hear an appeal if the right thereof is conferred by statute.…

…As section 361 is specifically stated not to apply to a decision such as the one appealed from in this case, it follows that we have no jurisdiction to entertain these appeals.…

…Mr Chunga argued that prohibition can only issue if the subordinate Court acts in excess or lack of jurisdiction. With respect this is not a correct statement of the law.…

…Lord Selbourne said, p 214: “The power seemed to be inherent in the jurisdiction of every Court of Justice to protect itself from the abuse of its own procedure.”…

…That would mean that this court has no jurisdiction in this matter which must go to the Business Premises Rent Tribunal. Nor can possession be obtained except as provided under cap 301.…

…It is therefore necessary to consider this case in terms of my equitable jurisdiction in respect of which the following considerations apply: (1) There is no dispute between the parties, and clear authority has been quoted…

…This court has no jurisdiction to deal with the so called stay directly with the applicant. His refuge at this juncture lies with the Official Receiver. That is his man.…

…That first Defendant be served by facsimile and or e-mail or as this Honourable Court may direct as the first Defendant is not within jurisdiction. 9.…

…(Supra) is the locus classicus in the grant of interlocutory injunctions within our jurisdiction.…

…It is urged that jurisdiction to rescind a winding up order is well recognised under the Companies Act. The order can be rescinded if application made promptly and before the order is perfected.…

…hearing the Petition which is a strange application not least because the court is not being asked directly to recuse itself but rather the honourable the Chief Justice is being called upon to intervene on some undefined jurisdiction…

…The learned judges went through the motions of citing all the cases quoted above and more and rested with the statement of law that the provisions of rule 15 were mandatory and the Court had no jurisdiction to extend the…

…the given circumstances be validly effected personally on the respondents, service of the petition by the petitioner was clearly beyond the stipulated ten days allowed for service under rule 15 which ten days we have no jurisdiction…

…In my discernment of the law, whether the parties marriage is customary or statutory, the preponderance of authority in this jurisdiction leads me to the conclusion that the wife is likely to prevail at the trial in her contention…

…Mr Nowrojee drew my attention to section 56 to 62 of the Trustee Act, chapter 167 which, in effect, give court, the jurisdiction to authorize dealings with trust property but with the important proviso in section 62 which…

…It was contended by the applicant that the Taxing Officer had acted in excess of her jurisdiction.…

…It is not disputed that the petitioner was convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of being in Kenya illegally and a repatriation order made.…