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Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…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…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…It also appears from a not very satisfactory record of appeal that proceedings to have the 1st respondent committed to civil jail for contempt were instituted at some stage and in consequence he was ordered by the Court to…
…question of inordinate delay we have earlier given a history of events which tend to show that in 1980 when the 2nd respondent, who first came to learn of the suit, when she was being evicted in consequence of execution proceedings…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…filed its grounds of opposition and took out a motion on notice under sections 3A, 6 and 7 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order VI rule 13 (1)(a) and (d) of the Civil Procedure Rules for, inter alia, an order of (a) stay of proceedings…
…I, p. 124 was approved: "Prima facie , any order made in the presence and with consent of counsel is binding on all parties to the proceedings or action, and on those claiming under them... and cannot be varied or discharged…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…There can be no doubt, that generally an advocate is 'authorized to act as his client's agent in all matters not falling within an exception which may reasonably be expected to arise for decision in the course of the proceedings…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…But a Notice of Appointment of Advocates is generally filed by advocates to enable them to conduct interlocutory proceedings on behalf of their client(s) prior to service of summons.…
…We were informed that the superior court has granted an order for stay of execution or further proceedings pending the hearing and determination of this appeal on condition that two cement manufacturing companies earlier…
Division and case type: CriminalCriminal Case
….4TH CONTRIBUTOR/OBJECTOR EDWARD KINGS ONYANCHA MAINA....................................................5TH CONTRIBUTOR/OBJECTOR RULING The Applicant, Edward Kings Onyancha Maina, is the 5th Contributor in this winding up proceedings…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…book is that powers of the court to allow amendment is to determine the true, substantive merits of the case; amendments should be timeously applied for; power to so amend can be exercised by the court at any stage of the proceedings…
…There will be cases in which justice will be better served by allowing the consequences of the negligence of the lawyers to fall on their own heads rather than by allowing an amendment at a very late stage of proceedings.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Case
…Having regard to this evidence, it is significant that in the Criminal Proceedings (exhibit 1) against Amrik Singh, the man is not only referred to as Singh, which title in my experience is used only by Sikhs in this country…
Division and case type: Constitutional and Human RightsElection Petition
…(ix) Rule 29 of the Elections (Parliamentary and county Election)Petition Rules, 2017 provides thus: 1) the parties to the proceedings may apply for scrutiny of the votes for purposes of establishing the valid votes cast…
…Rule 29 of the Elections (Parliamentary and County Elections) Petition Rules, 2017 provides as follows:- "Scrutiny of votes (1) The parties to the proceedings may apply for scrutiny of the votes for purposes of establishing…
Division and case type: Constitutional and Human RightsElection Petition
…(ix) Rule 29 of the Elections (Parliamentary and county Election)Petition Rules, 2017 provides thus: 1) the parties to the proceedings may apply for scrutiny of the votes for purposes of establishing the valid votes cast…
…Rule 29 of the Elections (Parliamentary and County Elections) Petition Rules, 2017 provides as follows:- "Scrutiny of votes (1) The parties to the proceedings may apply for scrutiny of the votes for purposes of establishing…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…Properties Ltd and in the matter of a complaint by Electro Service Equipment Ltd and the Business Premises Rent Tribunal; and (d) As a result of these declarations the order of the resident magistrate, Kitale on execution proceedings…
Division and case type: CriminalCase number Criminal Application
…This court is not unware of speculation circulating in the country and outside as to the likelihood of success of such a prosecution, but such speculation is totally irrelevant to these proceedings.…
Division and case type: CivilCivil Appeal
…So much for the pleadings, the correspondence, the proceedings in the High Court and the submissions of the advocates for the parties. The relevant law follows.…