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…Khaminwa, complained at the start of the hearing of the appeal that the record of appeal contains illegible pages which rendered the record of appeal incompetent. He relied on Rule 13 of the Rules of this Court. Mr.…

…This appeal to be listed for hearing during the next session in Mombasa. Dated and delivered at Mombasa this 26th day of July, 1995 J. M. GACHUHI ………………….. JUDGE OF APPEAL R. S. C. OMOLO …………………. JUDGE OF APPEAL A. A.…

…There is today before me, the mention of Appeal No 31 of 1987 for directions as to the hearing of the same. It is necessary for me to recapitulate the courts’ history of the litigation involved.…

…Before the Court of Appeal could list the appeal for hearing, a letter dated the 16th March, 1987 was received from Advocate Mr Khaminwa by the Registry objecting to Judges of Appeal Nyarangi, Platt and Gachuhi to sit in…

…They took the hearing dates of 25th and 26th June, by consent.…

…On the same day a hearing date for this appeal was by consent fixed for 21st and 22nd October, 1998 at 9:30 a.m. Mr.…

…Khaminwa, complained at the start of the hearing of the appeal that the record of appeal contains illegible pages which rendered the record of appeal incompetent. He relied on Rule 13 of the Rules of this Court. Mr.…

…This appeal to be listed for hearing during the next session in Mombasa. Dated and delivered at Mombasa this 26th day of July, 1995 J. M. GACHUHI ………………….. JUDGE OF APPEAL R. S. C. OMOLO …………………. JUDGE OF APPEAL A. A.…

…That application came up for hearing before a single judge of this Court (Muli, J.A.), who on 2nd June, 1993 granted the extension sought and ordered further that the intended appeal be filed within 60 days from the date…

…Civil Appeal No. 34 of 1994 came up for hearing first on 17th July, 1997 when the court drew the attention of the applicant's counsel to the fact that order of Muli J.A extending time to file the notice and the record of…

…No. 1870/1/92 (the suit land) until the hearing and final determination of an intended appeal.…

…In the circumstances, we allow this application and issue an injunction restraining the plaintiff, his servants and agents from selling, disposing of, transferring or otherwise, dealing with the suit land pending the hearing…

…material in the circumstances of the case which could raise a reasonable doubt whether the conviction was right or lead him to the opinion that the sentence ought to be reduced, the appeal may, without being set down for hearing…

…We direct that the appellant's appeal to the High Court be returned for a judge to admit it to hearing. Dated and delivered at Nakuru this 20th day of February, 1995. A.M. AKIWUMI ………………… JUDGE OF APPEAL P.K.…

…There is inherent power to restore a case for hearing after it has been dismissed under order 16 rule 6. 2.…

…It follows from this quotation that there is an inherent power to restore a case for hearing after it has been dismissed under order 16, r 6.…

…On December 17, 1986, the High Court (Kwach Commissioner) dismissed an application for injunction brought against the respondent after a hearing inter partes.…

…We also discharge and revoke the stay of execution granted by this Court pending the hearing and determination of the appeal. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 13th day of July , 1988 F.K.…

…Wamalwa's clerk obtained a date for the hearing of the chamber summons. That date was 6th February, 1996. On this date counsel for both the parties appeared before Bosire, J.…

…Ibrahim stated that that condition may remain in force pending the hearing and determination of the suit in the superior court.…

…The learned former Chief Justice, Simpson J as he then was, following a full hearing gave judgment on 25th May, 1979, in which he ordered that on receipt from the appellant of a sum of Kshs 1750/- the 1st respondent was to…

…completely overlooked the fact that on 31st July, 1984, Mr Mutungi also, who was then representing the appellant, had raised the matter of these two issues by way of preliminary objections before Masime, J, who was at that time hearing…

…JUDGE OF APPEAL It is also hereby ordered the three appeals filed in this matter by the respondent be listed for hearing at the same time. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 3rd day of June, 1996. A.M.…

…Section 361(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Code debars this Court from hearing his appeal against sentence. The appellant's appeal is therefore incompetent and the same is struck out.…

…When the suit came up for hearing before Shields J. on 6th November, 1990 Mr. Lakha (as he then was) appearing with Mr.…

…When the suit came up for hearing proper for the first time the defendant took a preliminary point (objection in limine) that plaint did not disclose a cause of action.…

…This suit is pending before the High Court and I will say no more about it except that on the eve of the resumed hearing of that suit, the appellants led the present suit from which this appeal lies.…

…In his opinion, Mr Keith deponed as follows in Paragraph 32: I verily believe that it would cause a great injustice to SCFS and the Receivers if they were forced to change advocates in the middle of the hearing as complex…

…Pending the hearing of the appeals, the appellant made an application for stay of execution and these are the applications which Justice Shields granted on 17th May 1993 condition of a deposit of Kshs.10,000/= per each appeal…

…When the appeal came for hearing before us, Mr Chunga the Deputy Public Prosecutor, raised a preliminary objection under section 348 of the Criminal Procedure Code to the effect that the intended appeal by the appellant against…

…As to that aspect of the appeal we shalt revert later after hearing both counsel on the matter.…

…This is a strong indication that the judge is to decide the application on hearing one side only. No provision is made for the defendant being heard; and I do not think that we should allow it to be done at this stage.…

…under sections 27, 28 and 30 of the Limitation of Actions Act and if this is in affirmative whether the tortfeasor should be served with the Notice of Appeal, the Record of the proceedings, the judgement / ruling and the Hearing…

…I have no doubt the appellant was taken by surprise by the introduction of the unpleaded cause of action at the hearing, but although his advocate protested he did in fact, to some extent, participate in the consideration…

…Had issues been framed at the hearing, the necessity for amendment of the pleadings would immediately have become apparent, and much trouble and expense avoided.…