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…The Court was informed from the bar that the full amount payable under the decree has been paid.…

…The power to award interest generally is given to the Court by section 26(1) of the Civil Procedure Act (cap 21) which reads: “26(1) Where and in so far as a decree is for the payment of money, the Court may, in the decree…

…Nyarangi, Platt & Gachuhi JJA) CIVIL APPEAL NO 16 OF 1985 Between SHIRAKU...................................................................APPELLANT AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF AFRICA.....................RESPONDENT (Appeal from a decree…

…NO. 97 OF 1988) ********************** RULING The applicant's original appeal to this Court was struck out on 23rd October, 1995 for the reason that its record did not contain a certified copy of the decree appealed against…

…On 7th November, 1995 he filed the present application seeking extension of time within which to lodge the record of appeal which now he says would contain the requisite certified copy of the decree appealed against.…

…I N G Under O.38 r 5 of the Civil Procedure Rules this court may at any stage of proceedings upon being satisfied either by Affidavit or otherwise that the defendant with intent to obstruct or delay the execution of any decree…

…To satisfy the court that the defendant intends to remove his property from the jurisdiction o this court with the only intention of defeating execution of any decree that may be passed against him.…

…Mr Kinyanjui submitted that, taking into account the definition of the word “decree” in section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act (cap 21), judgment includes a dismissal of a suit under rule 4 of order IXB, but it did not include…

…According to Miss Mwangi ,the definition of “decree” covers a dismissal for default.…

…October, 1979 in the High Court Civil Case No. 575 of 1968 on the grounds that the applicant had previously filed Civil appeal No. 79 of 1985 which was struck out because the applicant did not include a certified copy of the decree…

…in the record of appeal; that the omission to include the order (sic) decree was a mistake on the part of his then advocate; and that as the applicant had fully entrusted the prosecution of the appeal in the ......... professional…

…October, 1979 in the High Court Civil Case No. 575 of 1968 on the grounds that the applicant had previously filed Civil appeal No. 79 of 1985 which was struck out because the applicant did not include a certified copy of the decree…

…in the record of appeal; that the omission to include the order (sic) decree was a mistake on the part of his then advocate; and that as the applicant had fully entrusted the prosecution of the appeal in the ......... professional…

…NANGURAI (AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HARRY LEWIS NANGURAI, NOW DECEASED)......................RESPONDENT (Appeal from the Decree/Judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Hon. Mr.…

…The bank was not a party to the suit.The court however decided to give the Bank opportunity to be heard inrespect of the Decree Holder's application dated 3/9/97 seeking leave tosell some property which happened to be charged…

…Interest has been accumulating over the debt owed by J.D both tothe bank and to the Decree Holder.…

…The bank was not a party to the suit.The court however decided to give the Bank opportunity to be heard inrespect of the Decree Holder's application dated 3/9/97 seeking leave tosell some property which happened to be charged…

…Interest has been accumulating over the debt owed by J.D both tothe bank and to the Decree Holder.…

…............................................APPELLANT AND NAIMA MOHAMOUD (A minor who had sued through her next friend Mohamoud Ali)..............................................RESPONDENT (An appeal from a judgment and decree…

…RESPONDENT (Appeal from the judgment/Decree of the High Court of Kenya (Justice Khamoni) dated 6th August , 1996 in H. C. C. C.…

…Leave shall not be granted to apply for an order of certiorari to remove any judgment, order, decree, conviction or other proceeding for the purpose of it being quashed, unless the application for leave is made not later…

…Section 9(3) of the Law Reform Act reads: “(3) In the case of an application for an order of certiorari to remove any judgment order decree conviction or other proceedings for the purpose of its being quashed, leave shall…

…This application is brought under rule 5(2)(b) of the Court of Appeal Rules by Arthur K Magugu (Mr Magugu) and Inn and Inns Ltd (Inns Ltd) for a stay of the judgment and decree of Wambilyangah, J dated 29th July, 1994, by…

…Accordingly, the application is allowed and the execution of the judgment and decree of Wambilyangah, J is hereby stayed pending the hearing and final determination of the intended appeal or further order on terms that the…

…1996 and lodged in this Court on the same day, the respondent sought to have the appellant’s appeal struck out as being incompetent for the reason that the record of the said appeal does not contain a certified copy of the decree…

…The vehicle therefore still remained the property of the judgment debtor in August, 1992 and the decree holder was entitled to have the vehicle attached and sold in execution of the decree issued against the judgment debtor…

…In the result, this appeal is allowed, the judgment and decree of the Resident Magistrate is set aside and substitute therefor an order dismissing the respondent’s claim with costs.…

…First, that there be a stay of execution of the decree of this court and second, that the ex-parte judgment entered herein be set aside.…

…The defendants did not oppose that application with the result that the court struck out the defence and subsequently judgment was entered for the plaintiff as prayed in the plaint and a decree followed.…

…However, no further information about the progress of the case is available because it is evident from counsel’s submissions that the High Court file has been lost, and we are also informed that the decree, a vital document…

…It is true that the blame for the loss of the file cannot be attributed to the respondent, but he could at least have ensured that the decree was extracted and cooperated in the reconstruction of the file.…