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…The jurisdiction of the Court to entertain an application pursuant to section 84(1) is specific.…

…The applicant is obliged to bring his application within the ambit of that section before the Court can have jurisdiction to entertain and determine it.…

…The idea of providing the parties with the best construction or interpretation of documents, is akin to the principle that where a matter of law is involved, especially one of jurisdiction; it should generally be dealt with…

…That is merely a matter of construing the contracts, and therefore this case is distinguishable from Privy Council decisions referred to us, affecting other jurisdictions.…

…The court stated as follows: “We cannot but emphasize the importance of precise claims in due process, substantive justice, and the exercise of jurisdiction by a court.…

…In essence, due process, substantive justice and the exercise of jurisdiction are a function of precise legal and factual claims. However, we also note that precision is not coterminous with exactitude.…

…In some Commonwealth jurisdictions, such right is vested in the chief Justice or some other statutorily designated body or entity.…

…Even courts whose jurisdiction is inferior to this Court and who are ordinarily bound under our doctrine of stare decisis, have consistently defied rather than followed it.…

…This particular suit was subsequently dismissed on 14th June, 1994 for want of 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.…