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…DEFENDANT RULING In this application brought under Order 39 rules 3 & 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules and under Section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act, the Applicant/Defendant is asking for orders discharging the injunction…

…However, rule 4 of Order 39 of the Civil Procedure Rules is wide andenough and covers the present application. It is as follows:- "4.…

….…………..RESPONDENTS RULING This application is brought by Chamber Summons under Order IXB rule 8 and O XXI rule 22 Civil Procedure Rules. The applicants are the defendants in the suit.…

…Service of court processes by post to advocates after appearance is provided for under Order IX rule 7 (1) Civil Procedure Rules.…

…The provisions for are laid out in Order XXXIX of the Civil Procedure Rules. In my view that does not apply to applications under Law of Succession Act(Cap.160).…

…I have perused the provisions of Rule 63 of the Probate and Administration Rules, which clearly states the following provisions of Civil Procedure Rules, namely Order V,X,XI,XV,XVII,XXV,XLIV, and XLIX shall apply for far…

…Mr Obhrai contends that this was not incompliance with order III rule 6 and 7 of the Civil Procedure Rules.…

…done in this case I still fail to find, either in the affidavits filed in support of the application or in the submissions of Mr Obhrai, any feature which brings the application within the ambit of order XLIV rule 1 of the Civil…

…RESPONDENT RULING By a motion on notice dated 15th March, 1989, the plaintiff applied for judgment for Kshs 135,230/- under order XXIV rule 6 Civil Procedure Rules.…

…The application is brought under order XXI r 56 of the Civil Procedure Code. The objector is Stephen Sururu Ole Mpakuanik.…

…DEFENDANT R U L I N G The defendant invoked the discretionary power of this court under Order XX rule 11 (2) of the civil Procedure rules by filing a chamber summons dated 10th September, 2003 in which he sought to liquidate…

…This application by way of notice of motion is brought to the Court Under Order XXXV Rules 1 and 2 of the Civil Procedure rules.…

…DEFENDANT R U L I N G Under O.38 r 5 of the Civil Procedure Rules this court may at any stage of proceedings upon being satisfied either by Affidavit or otherwise that the defendant with intent to obstruct or delay the execution…

…The costs of such attachment shall be borne by the Plaintiff/Applicant I decline to grant the prayer that the Kenya police be involved in this civil matter.…

…The appellant filed a defence but the respondent immediately moved the High Court under order 6 rule 13 of the Civil Procedure (Revised) Rules for that defence to be struck out on the grounds that it disclosed no reasonable…

…the defendant’s own affidavit as adumberated above, this is a case where the defendant is grossly guilty of abusing the process of Court, the defence is one which is absolutely vexatious and must be struck out under the Civil…

…Procedure Rules order VI rule 6.…

…Such interpretation accords with the overriding objective of the Civil Procedure Act as well as the rationale for the provisions of Article 22 (3) criteria for rules to provide access to the court for enforcement of the Bill…

…Such a course of action has analogy in Order 37 Rules 18 and 19 of the Civil Procedure Rules which provide for additional evidence to be taken in cases commenced by Originating Summons supported by affidavit and for the court…

…That defence naturally triggered off an application for summary judgment by the respondents under order 35 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules.…

…(Section 6 of the Civil Procedure Act refers).…

…The means provided by these statutes is a special action on the case which means nowadays in Kenya an action brought by plaint under the Civil Procedure Act.…

…The rule 14 (2) does not require personal service, for comparison only as to where the law requires personal service, it is to be seen that the provisions of Civil Procedure Rule order V rule 9 provides “Wherever it is practicable…

…For example order 5 Civil Procedure Rules dealing with service of summons in ordinary cases dealing with mode of service directs rule 7.…

…The decision was given on a chamber summons taken out by the defendants under Order 6 rule 13 of the Civil Procedure Rules (the Rules) against the plaintiff for orders that: (1) the plaintiff has no cause of action against…

…It would appear from the process server’s report that service was done in accordance with Order V rule 14 of the Civil Procedure Rules which states:- “Where the serving officer, after using all due diligence cannot find the…

…These follow the usual, stereotyped, particulars of negligence which can be obtained from any book on pleadings and civil procedure.…