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…Mr Imanyara’s objections mainly were that section 5 of the Judicature Act (cap 8) had given a special jurisdiction in relation to contempt proceedings.…

…If it was the intention of the applicant now to involve certain sections from the Penal Code then the contempt proceedings should have been brought under the Penal Code.…

…The defendant entered appearance and before taking any other steps in the proceedings, it applied for stay of all further proceedings pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Arbitration Act.…

…He is not also entitled to an order to stay proceedings.…

…Secondly, the purported arbitration proceedings presided over by BulBul Assistant Chief Benson were null and void, in that the proceedings were held in contravention of the order of this court which stipulated that the District…

…Indeed a copy of the arbitration proceedings annexed to the affidavit clearly show that it was the Assistant Chief that took charge of the proceedings and "gave judgment" and accordingly signed the Award.…

…in which the judgment was given, the insurer had notice of the bringing of the proceedings”.…

…Nevertheless, subsequent to the foregoing letter, proceedings were commenced against the insured, Pauline W Kimuyu.…

…The appellant sought to have an order for retrial, asserting that it was in the interests of justice to order a retrial where the record of proceedings has been tampered with in an appeal, and fair hearing cannot be achieved…

…The record shows that the complaint relating to the record of appeal was in fact raised and addressed during the proceedings.…

…An appeal may be struck out under rule 80, above, on the ground that no appeal lies or that some essential step in the proceedings has not been taken within the prescribed time.…

…In his view if the period which was required for the preparation and delivery of the copies of proceedings is excluded from computation in terms of the proviso to rule 81, above, the appeal was instituted timeously.…

…It may be that this clerk also failed to serve the request for proceedings. 3.It is at this point that the application becomes very difficult.…

…The firm had also not served the request for the proceedings. That had prejudiced the appeal as well.…

….......................................................RESPONDENT (Appeal from the High Court at Nyeri, O’Kubasu J) RULING This is an appeal against the order of the High Court sitting at Nyeri (O’Kubasu J) in objection proceedings…

…by the appeal, again as required by rule 76(1), the court also not having directed under the proviso to that sub-rule (1) that service need not be effected on the judgment-debtor as he took no part in the proceedings in…

…On the 14th February, 1996 the applicant applied for the proceedings and ruling and that letter was duly copied to counsel for both respondents. The proceedings were apparently supplied to the applicant within time.…

…Lepelley correctly points out, a certificate of delay is only required in respect of proceedings. There was accordingly no occasion to look for a certificate of delay.…

…or taking any other steps in the proceedings, apply to the court to stay the proceedings;" In the present case the appellant did more than just enter an appearance.…

…The appellant made no application for stay of proceedings. The appellant was a a party to an arbitration agreement within the meaning of section 6 of the Act but Mr.…

…It is, therefore, clear that as at 20 May, 1998 the proceedings and judgment were ready for collection and, in my view, that is the date on which time commenced to run.…

…First, paragraph 8 refers to certified copies of proceedings and judgment. Rule 81 under which the Certificate of Delay has been issued provides for an extension in respect not of certified copies but merely copies.…

…That was the last order made by the late Judge and the proceedings remained in abeyance until the 2nd July, 2008 when the appellant appeared before another Judge, Musinga, J.…

…Okenye: I pray that the court proceeds to have the proceedings typed and thereafter prepare a judgment. D. MUSINGA, JUDGE Court: Proceedings to be typed. Judgment on 25/9/2008. D.…

…The complex issues that were involved in the proceedings before the learned Judge will now be recounted.…

…That despatch is an object of the proceedings is shown by O.XXXVI, which provides that they shall be listed as soon as possible and be heard in chambers unless adjourned by a judge into a court.'.…

…Rule 10(1) of order XXXVI of the Rules is in the following terms: “10 (1) Where, on an Originating Summons under this order, it appears to the Court at any stage of the proceedings that the proceedings should for any reason…

…be continued as if the cause had been begun by filing a plaint, it may order the proceedings to continue as if the cause had been so begun and may, in particular, order that any affidavits filed shall stand as pleadings,…

…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…

…It has been referred to as a chamber application throughout the typed proceedings of the Superior Court before us and we have to go by the proceedings before the Superior Court.…

…As a result of those proceedings the appellant filed Criminal application number 467 of 1987 in the High Court, Nairobi.…

…As respects issues of the Constitution, if a question as to the interpretation of the Constitution of Kenya arose during the proceedings before the subordinate court and the magistrate felt there was substantial question…

…17th day of July, 1996 in H.C.C.C NO. 2523 & 533 OF 1982) ********************* RULING OF THE COURT The present application seeks several orders namely that the appeal filed by the respondent be struck out, that contain proceedings…

…and orders of the superior court to set aside, that a Receiver appointed in respect of the applicant company do file proofs of debt and stay of proceedings.…

…A final judgment of a competent Court in any criminal proceedings which declares any person to be guilty of a criminal offence shall, after the expiry of the time limited for an appeal against such judgment or after the date…

…complains about the learned judge awarding a sum of shs.80,000/= under the Law Reform Act when the respondent had not taken out letters of administration for the estate of her deceased husband at the time she instituted the proceedings…

…proceedings before the magistrates, might influence the decision of the magistrates adversely to the applicant.…

…that even a suspicion that there has been an improper interference with the course of justice’ is enough to vitiate the proceedings, an observation which has been invoked as the original of reasonable suspicion test.…