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…Indeed that was the main plank in Mr Juma’s application before this Court.…

…We asked Mr Juma to elect before us on which application to proceed, namely Civil Application Nai 12 or Nai 13 of 1991, because only one application was listed before us.…

…In the exercise of his discretion to enlarge time on such terms as may seem just to him, the learned single judge disallowed the application.…

…The ground on which the application is based is not substantiated. The application fails and is dismissed with costs.” The aforegoing constitutes the background leading to this reference.…

…IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT MOMBASA (CORAM: KWACH, AKIWUMI & SHAH JJ A CIVIL APPLICATION NO NAI 251 OF 1994 BETWEEN ARTHUR K.…

…The application is supported by the affidavit of Mr Magugu sworn on 7th December, 1994.…

…There are before the Court two applications Nos 143 of 1987 and No 6 of 1988. In the first, the applicant Lydia Wanjiru Mwangi seeks an extension of time to lodge the record of appeal out of time.…

…In accordance with our usual practice both applications were heard together, the application for leave to extend time being heard first. The Ruling of the High Court was given on July 3, 1987.…

…the application and petition. 7.…

…Section 12 of the Land Act and the 2017 have no application to the process being undertaken because not all the land in Mandera township is aected.…

…IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT MOMBASA (CORAM: GICHERU, OMOLO & OWUOR, JJ.A) CIVIL APPEAL (APPLICATION) NO. 59 OF 1996 BETWEEN E.A. BUILDING SOCIETY LIMITED ....................................APPELLANT AND A.C.A.…

…REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT MOMBASA (CORAM: KWACH, SHAH & OWUOR JJ.A) CIVIL APPLICATION NO.…

…NAI. 4 OF 1999 BETWEEN GHARIB MOHAMED GHARIB.............................APPLICANT AND SULEKHA MOHAMED NAAMAN.............................RESPONDENT (An application to file appeal out of time in an intended appeal from a…

…The brief background to the appeal, the subject matter of this application is briefly as hereunder.…

…The respondent, EABS filed grounds of opposition to the application. Mr.…

…The application came for hearing before Khamoni, J on the 10th April, 1990, and in a reserved ruling delivered on the 17th April, 1990, the learned judge dismissed the application with costs.…

…the application was incompetent.…

…CIVIL APPLICATION NO. NAI. 314 OF 1996 BETWEEN MARGARET MAKHANJU JOHN ............................. APPLICANT AND DAVID JOHN KIBWANA (EXECUTOR) .....................…

…This application must fail for the reason that the learned judge of the superior court, Ang'awa, J. never heard and decided on the application for leave lodged by the applicant.…

…We are therefore satisfied that Messrs J K Mulwa & Co were aware of this application to strike out.…

…already aware thereof, must know that the notice of hearing embraces not only the appeal, but the application to strike out which of its nature, will precede the hearing of the appeal on the day of the hearing.…

…The matter was before the Judge on July 9th, 1985 and the upshot was that the Judge granted the defendants’ application with costs.…

…Counsel urged that the Judge was invited to substitute the correct name and submitted that the Judge erred in refusing to do so without an application.…

…On the defendant’s application the court ordered the plaintiff on June 7, 1982 to supply the particulars asked for in the prescribed form No 15, Appendix B of the Civil Procedure Rules, within seventy days.…

…The court made the order asked for and the plaintiff’s suit was dismissed even though the particulars had been supplied before the hearing date of the defendant’s application, and notwithstanding also the plaintiff’s offer…

…Let it also be borne in mind, what the limits of the application were. Section 28(1) of the Act (cap 22) permits an ex parte application to be made.…

…Sec. 28(2) provides: “(2) Where such an application is made before the commencement of a relevant action, the court shall grant leave in respect of any cause of action to which the application relates; if, but only if, on…

…If the judge felt that there was no cause of action, he should have allowed the application for adjournment and thus enable the defendant to apply for the ex-parte judgment to be set aside.…

…From the moment he refused to allow an adjournment so that an application to set aside the ex-parte dismissal of the defendant’s application to set aside the interlocutory judgment could be made, the judge had before him…

…It was further argued on behalf of the appellant that taking into account the age of the minor an award of Kshs 100,000/- was so inordinately high as to manifest error in application of principles. Held: 1.…

…The Shs 100,000/- awarded by the judge cannot be taken to be so inordinately high that the application of a wrong principle must be inferred. Appeal dismissed. Cases 1. Barnett v Cohen [1921] 2 KB 461 2.…

…What was the consequence of non-disclosure of facts in an application for ex parte injunctions. Held Per Nyarangi JA 1.…

…Accordingly they applied under the priviso to that section for the admission of their respective appeals out of time by applications dated July 19, 1984.…

…Their applications came before Bhandari, J, on the August 23, 1984, on which occasion it was stated that the appellants were absent and unrepresented, and that Mr Metho appeared for the Republic, as he did in this Court.…