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…Procedure Rules.…

…It was held that such an extension was not a "decree" within the meaning of section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act.…

…Procedure Act, ordered in addition, interest to be paid on the principal sum again at the rate of 14%.…

…Judgment should only have been given for this latter sum and any interest which the learned judge could award under section 26 of the Civil Procedure Act.…

…According to section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act (cap 21) “Legal representative” means a person who in law represents the estate of a deceased person ...”…

…A question might arise as to whether any person is or is not the legal representative of the deceased appellant and then the appropriate court would have to decide it: See O XXIII rules 5 and 10 Civil Procedure Rules.”…

…of courts in the two cases are agreed that an express statutory provision conferring, jurisdiction with the majority in MUNENE’s case holding that such express statutory authorization is to be found in section 66 of the Civil…

…Procedure Act, Cap 21, while the majority in NJERU’s case thought that section 66 of the Civil Procedure Act does not provide a basis for the assumption of jurisdiction by the court.…

…This appeal arose from the appellant’s plaint having been struck out and dismissed on application by respondent under order VI rule 13 of the Civil Procedure Rules on grounds that: (a) It disclosed no reasonable cause of…

…Founding himself upon order VI rule 13 of the Civil Procedure Rules, he asked Aluoch, J to strike out Mr Kairiuki’s plaint because it disclosed no reasonabale cause of action, was frivolous and vexatious and was an abuse…

…1981 the appellant David Stephen Gatune as applicant moved the High Court, Nakuru (Mead J as he then was) by a Notice of Motion ex parte pursuant to section 22 and 28 of the Limitation of Actions Act and Order L(1) of the Civil…

…Procedure Rules and Section 63(e) of the Civil Procedure Act for an order that, he, the applicant be granted leave to file his case against the respondents, The Headmaster, Nairobi Technical High School and the Attorney-General…

…clearly conscious of the fact that the application then before him could not be decided on a consideration of the opposing affidavits, but that, having regard to those affidavits, it was a proper case, both under the Rules of Civil…

…Procedure invoked under the court’s inherent jurisdiction, for the striking out of the petition.…

…The appellant also claimed that the court should have called in the aid of assessors as provided by s.87 (1) of the Civil Procedure Code which reads as follows: 87. (1) Any court may, in any cause or matter pending before…

…The Republic had not appealed against that finding, so as to obtain a declaratory judgment under section 379(5) of the Civil Procedure Code, as it had not been certified that the point involved was of such exceptional public…