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…Together with the plaint the plaintiffs filed a chamber summons dated 1.3.2004 under order 39 Rule 2(1), (2) and (3) of the Civil Procedure Rules, Rules 12(5) and (7) of the Children’s Act (No. 8 of 2001) General Rules and…

…I shall first of all deal with the issue of competence of the application which has been brought by way of chamber summons under Order 41 Rule 4 of the Civil procedure Rules. In his reply to Mr.…

…for the appeal to be filed, and that there was a further delay after receipt of the proceedings which delay has not been explained, and further that the application ought to have been brought under order 49 of the Civil Procedure…

…Rules and not Section 79 G of the Civil Procedure Act.…

…On this basis, therefore, the plaintiff/applicant prayed for entry of judgment under order 12 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules.…

…I must confess, I am not quite sure whether the word “otherwise” in order 12 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules includes a document signed, even if it is an admission, by a party other than a party to the suit.…

…Together with the plaint the plaintiffs filed a chamber summons dated 1.3.2004 under order 39 Rule 2(1), (2) and (3) of the Civil Procedure Rules, Rules 12(5) and (7) of the Children’s Act (No. 8 of 2001) General Rules and…

…I shall first of all deal with the issue of competence of the application which has been brought by way of chamber summons under Order 41 Rule 4 of the Civil procedure Rules. In his reply to Mr.…

…It would appear to us that the superior court did not comply with section 79 B of the Civil Procedure Act relating to summary rejection of appeals to that court and rule 8B (1) of Order XLI of the Civil Procedure Rules.…

…Even then a decision on setting aside an exparte judgment is entirely within the discretion of the presiding Court which discretion remains unfettered; See order IX A rule 10 of the Civil Procedure Rules which provides that…

…In this regard, the main concern of the Court is to do justice to the parties and it will not impose conditions on itself to fetter the wide discretion which the Civil Procedure Rules gives to it.…

…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…

…and; therefore, it would be an exercise in futility and prejudicial to the applicant if the respondent was given an extension for time to perfect his appeal in view of the provisions of Order 45 rule 17(2) of the Civil Procedure…

…Rules.…

…17, the same year the learned judge heard Gathigia’s application by Chamber Summons dated August 20, 1982 asking him to set aside that award under Section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act and Order XLV rule 15 of the Civil Procedure…

…Rules.…

…He felt that the reasons adduced by the applicant were sufficient to persuade the Court to revive the suit in accordance with its powers donated by Order 24 rule 7, Sub-rule 2, of the Civil Procedure Rules 2010 and also Section…

…Seventeen days after the judgment, however, Mr Macharia filed a summons in chambers expressed to be under Order IX B rule 8 Civil Procedure Rules asking for the judgment and order of June 11, 1979 to be set aside.…

…Directions under Order 51 Civil Procedure Rules having not been given or dispensed with the hearing should not have taken place; 3. Mr Justice J S Patel had failed to exercise his discretion judicially.…

…Since the defendant has already filed his defence, parties are directed to comply fully with Order 11 of the Civil Procedure Rules and take a date for pretrial within 90 days from the date hereof. Orders accordingly.…

…The plaintiff/applicant has filed chamber summons under order VI rule 13(b) and c and order IXA rule 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules seeking orders that the defence filed herein be struck out as the same is scandalous, frivolous…

…The plaintiffs then filed an application vide order 6 rule 13(l) a,b,c and d and order 35 rule 1(a) and 2 of the Civil Procedure Rules and section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act seeking orders that this honourable court be…

…This prompted the defendants’ to come to this court by way of certificate of urgency under section 3 and 3A of the Civil Procedure Act, order 44 rule 1, order 21 rule 22 of the Civil Procedure Rules seeking orders that service…

…On the assessment of evidence on liability I find that the suit is not contested and in terms of Order 6 rule 9(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules the defendant is deemed to have admitted the allegations of the plaintiff save…

…motion which is by the two Petitioners herein is brought under Articles 22,23,40,47,60(1), 62,162(2) (b) and 174 of the Constitution, Rules 19 and 23 of Kenya (Protection of Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) Practice and Procedure…

…Rules 2013, Section 3,13 (1,2,3 and 7) of the Environment and Land Court Act (Act No. 19 of 2011), Sections 2,3,4,5,6,7,11,13 and 14 of the Fair Administration Action Rules 2024 and all other enabling provisions of the law…

…Simultaneously with the plaint, was filed an application as a summons in chambers, basically under order 39 rule 2 of the Civil Procedure Rules.…

…I take it that this was in accordance with order 46, rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the Senior Principal Magistrate acting as a High Court District Registrar and the matter being an interlocutory application.…