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…APPELLANT AND KENYA NATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION .........RESPONDENT (Application for extension of time to file appeal in an intended appeal from a judgment and decree of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Justice Githinji…

…appeal out of time, the first appeal filed by the applicant (Civil Appeal No. 91 of 1993), having been struck out by this Court on 25th October, 1995, because the record of appeal did not contain a certified copy of the decree…

…October, 1979 in the High Court Civil Case No. 575 of 1968 on the grounds that the applicant had previously filed Civil appeal No. 79 of 1985 which was struck out because the applicant did not include a certified copy of the decree…

…in the record of appeal; that the omission to include the order (sic) decree was a mistake on the part of his then advocate; and that as the applicant had fully entrusted the prosecution of the appeal in the ......... professional…

…October, 1979 in the High Court Civil Case No. 575 of 1968 on the grounds that the applicant had previously filed Civil appeal No. 79 of 1985 which was struck out because the applicant did not include a certified copy of the decree…

…in the record of appeal; that the omission to include the order (sic) decree was a mistake on the part of his then advocate; and that as the applicant had fully entrusted the prosecution of the appeal in the ......... professional…

…APPLICANT AND DIAMOND TRUST BANK (K) LTD .........................RESPONDENT (An application for stay of execution in an intended appeal from a judgment and decree of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Khamoni J) dated 2nd…

…NO. 44 OF 1998) ************** RULING OF THE COURT The applicant seeks the exercise of our discretionary jurisdiction under rule 5 (2) (b) of the Rules of this Court and order a stay of execution of the decree of the superior…

…The applicant's original appeal had been struck out for being incompetent in that the date shown on the extracted decree as the date of the judgment, differed from that shown in the record of appeal as the date of judgment…

…The explanation for this delay was the time taken to obtain the rectification of the decree in the High Court, that is from 22nd January, 1997, when the related application was made, until 2nd July, 1997, was due to the difficulties…

…The bank was not a party to the suit.The court however decided to give the Bank opportunity to be heard inrespect of the Decree Holder's application dated 3/9/97 seeking leave tosell some property which happened to be charged…

…Interest has been accumulating over the debt owed by J.D both tothe bank and to the Decree Holder.…

…Leave shall not be granted to apply for an order of certiorari to remove any judgment, order, decree, conviction or other proceeding for the purpose of it being quashed, unless the application for leave is made not later…

…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…

…This application is brought under rule 5(2)(b) of the Court of Appeal Rules by Arthur K Magugu (Mr Magugu) and Inn and Inns Ltd (Inns Ltd) for a stay of the judgment and decree of Wambilyangah, J dated 29th July, 1994, by…

…Accordingly, the application is allowed and the execution of the judgment and decree of Wambilyangah, J is hereby stayed pending the hearing and final determination of the intended appeal or further order on terms that the…

…NO. 97 OF 1988) ********************** RULING The applicant's original appeal to this Court was struck out on 23rd October, 1995 for the reason that its record did not contain a certified copy of the decree appealed against…

…On 7th November, 1995 he filed the present application seeking extension of time within which to lodge the record of appeal which now he says would contain the requisite certified copy of the decree appealed against.…

…The vehicle therefore still remained the property of the judgment debtor in August, 1992 and the decree holder was entitled to have the vehicle attached and sold in execution of the decree issued against the judgment debtor…

…First, that there be a stay of execution of the decree of this court and second, that the ex-parte judgment entered herein be set aside.…

…The defendants did not oppose that application with the result that the court struck out the defence and subsequently judgment was entered for the plaintiff as prayed in the plaint and a decree followed.…

…Kamaara argued that stay of execution of a money decree is not normally granted. He relied on the case of Kenya Shell Limited vs. Karuga & Another [1982-88] 1 KAR 1018 in support of his argument.…

…NAI 64 of 1992 (unreported) that if the circumstances of the case so demand a stay order can be granted even in respect of money decrees.…

…However, no further information about the progress of the case is available because it is evident from counsel’s submissions that the High Court file has been lost, and we are also informed that the decree, a vital document…

…It is true that the blame for the loss of the file cannot be attributed to the respondent, but he could at least have ensured that the decree was extracted and cooperated in the reconstruction of the file.…

…However, no further information about the progress of the case is available because it is evident from counsel’s submissions that the High Court file has been lost, and we are also informed that the decree, a vital document…

…It is true that the blame for the loss of the file cannot be attributed to the respondent, but he could at least have ensured that the decree was extracted and cooperated in the reconstruction of the file.…

…Subsequently a decree was drawn up and issued.…

…compromise of suits” the following passage is found:- “It would seem that the proper procedure in cases where forfeiture clause is in the form ... is to enforce the forfeiture not by an application to execute the consent decree…

…The land had been sub-divided by then with the consent of the Land Control Board because the decree had been executed. Nduhiu complained he had lost all his land without being heard.…

…NANGURAI (AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HARRY LEWIS NANGURAI, NOW DECEASED)......................RESPONDENT (Appeal from the Decree/Judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Hon. Mr.…

…. ….RESPONDENT (Appeal from a judgment and decree of the High Court of Kenya at Mombasa (Wambiliyangah, J.) dated 21st November 1995 IN H.C.C.C. NO. 331 OF 1989) ************************ JUDGMENT OF TUNOI, J.A.…