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…The appellant Michael Otieno Amigo was described in the trial proceedings as the third accused, although in some headings he was listed the fourth.…

…Mr Hawala has submitted that section 4 of the Government Proceedings Act was borrowed from section 2 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 of England and has referred to the case of Royal Aquarium and Summer and Winter Garden…

…Act, 1888, from the local justices to the County Council) were “judicial proceedings”, so that absolute privilege could be claimed in respect of remarks made there in proceedings taken for defamation.…

…Accordingly, this court has no jurisdiction to hear and determine stale proceedings. 19.…

…It follows that this court cannot watch and not see and or not hear irregular proceedings being conducted and leave those proceedings to remain on record. 22.…

…That was the last order made by the late Judge and the proceedings remained in abeyance until the 2nd July, 2008 when the appellant appeared before another Judge, Musinga, J.…

…Okenye: I pray that the court proceeds to have the proceedings typed and thereafter prepare a judgment. D. MUSINGA, JUDGE Court: Proceedings to be typed. Judgment on 25/9/2008. D.…

…Applying those principles to the instant case, requires a look at the pleadings, proceedings and judgment in the former case, and a look at the pleadings and issues in the present case. What I find is this.…

…Middlesex Justices Ex parte Bond [1933] 2 K B I at p 9; that the development of fresh circumstances (as distinguished from a mere discoverey of fresh evidence on matters which have been open for controversy in the earlier proceedings…

…At this juncture, it is worth noting that although the record of the proceedings before the trial judge indicate that the summing-up to the assessors was done on 15th December, 1993 by the trial judge, the latter made no…

…Regarding the absence of summing-up notes on the record of the proceedings before the learned trial judge, we would only echo the words of the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa in the case of Samusoni Mukono and another…

…It follows therefore that the proceedings presided over by the Commissioner of Assize, Beham are a nullity in law. There is one more matter of relevance.…

…Upon our consideration of the proceedings in the two lower courts and hearing the submissions of the appellant we cannot find any such error. In the result this appeal is ordered to be dismissed with costs.…

…The oral application made by the children’s officer, without any affidavit in support denied the appellant an opportunity of challenging the whole proceedings. The procedure adopted was wrong.…

…By his principal submission, he contends that by virtue of Order 5 rules 9 and 12 of the Rules, there was no valid service of summons to enter appearance and that therefore the proceedings ex-parte were null and void ab initio…

…Accordingly in my view there was no valid service of the summons to enter appearance and therefore the proceedings exparte must be rendered null and void ab initio.…

…It is not clear what part Ogowe played in these proceedings for review. The record does not show that he took any part.…

…No 56 of 1986 dated 30th March 1986) The six-month limitation period for applying for leave to seek an order of certiorari under the Law Reform Act is mandatory The application concerned leave to commence judicial review proceedings…

…of the child provides as follows:- “(1) In all actions concerning the child undertaken by any person or authority the best interests of the child shall be the primary consideration. (2) In all judicial or administrative proceedings…

…affecting a child who is capable of communication his/her own views, an opportunity shall be provided for the views of the child to be heard either directly or through an impartial representative as a party to the proceedings…

….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…

…of the child provides as follows:- “(1) In all actions concerning the child undertaken by any person or authority the best interests of the child shall be the primary consideration. (2) In all judicial or administrative proceedings…

…affecting a child who is capable of communication his/her own views, an opportunity shall be provided for the views of the child to be heard either directly or through an impartial representative as a party to the proceedings…

…What the appellants stated in their claim presented by Noah’s evidence in the proceedings before the committee and produced as Exhibits marked D9 is this: “I claim from Ainea my father’s piece of land, simply because he has…

…On these facts, it seems, whatever may have been the original nature of the title acquired by the parties, since the dispute of 1947, 1958 and their settlements and the Land Adjudication proceedings of 1967 which resulted…

…An analogy may also be drawn from the area of reinstating proceedings which have been determined, that is setting aside of orders already made. In the case of SHABIR DIN V. RAM PRAKASH ANAND cited in MAINA V.…

…Finally counsel submitted that the learned judge ought to have taken into account the conduct of the respondent before and during the proceedings as an aggravating factor in making an award of damages.…

…It appears from the proceedings that on December 23, 1985 the respondent applied for judgment in default of the appellant entering an appearance or filing a defence.…

…But an affidavit of the process server is admissible in evidence and in the absence of contest it would normally be considered sufficient evidence of the regularity of the proceedings.…