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Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…in my view, this is justified for even if the application were made on August 19 in Nairobi and the auction was to be held on August 20 in Kisumu at 10 am, under order XXI rule 63: “(1) The court may, in its discretion, adjourn…
…any sale hereunder to a specified day and hour, and the officer conducting any such sale may in his discretion adjourn the sale, recording his reasons for such adjournment; Provided that where the sale is made in, or within…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…On the morning of March 29, he wrote a letter which was filed in the court the same morning requesting that the case be adjourned, that it was copied to the plaintiff’s advocate.…
…As to the second ground, even if the letter of March 29, 1979 had been placed before the resident magistrate, it was a matter for the court’s discretion whether or not the case was to proceed ex parte or be adjourned.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…The quantum of damages for the loss of an eye was a matter of public importance in view of the widely disparate awards that have so far been given in Kenya, and that he should, at the very least, be given an adjournment to…
Division and case type: Milimani Commercial CourtsCivil Case
…It is correct that this defence was raised for the first time when the trial was about to commence, but when I allowed the amendment to the defence Mr Malik was quite content to proceed without seeking an adjournment: if…