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….............................................PLAINTIFF VERSUS NAIROBI CITY COMMISSION...........................................................DEFENDANT RULING This matter originally came before me on an application to strike…

…The application to strike out the plaint is thus premature and is an abuse of the court process”.…

…The application to strike out her plaint is thus premature and is an abuse of the court process.…

…The application to strike out the plaint is thus premature and is an abuse of the court process”.…

…The application to strike out her plaint is thus premature and is an abuse of the court process.…

…The Respondent Petitioner opposes the application to strike out the Petition. The Kshs 7 million was to be repaid by fourteen semi annual instalments of Kshs 0.5 million payable on 30.6 and 31.12 in each yea.…

…Accordingly I agree with the petitioner that since the alleged dispute is not based on any substantial ground and it is not bona fide, I decline to strike out the petition and the company’s application for that purpose is…

…In their submissions both advocates referred to the provision of section 10 sub-section 4 of the Act (cap 405) in asking the court to strike out or not to strike out the defence, though the application is of course grounded…

…From all the reasons I have considered, I am in agreement with Kiania Njau, for the applicant that the defence herein “discloses no defence”, and I hereby proceed to strike it out, and award the costs of the application and…

…It was common ground that after my dismissal of the application to remove the petition from the proceedings or stay or strike out the same, the company came along and paid the entire principal amount owed to the petitioner…

…It was common ground that after my dismissal of the application to remove the petition from the proceedings or stay or strike out the same, the company came along and paid the entire principal amount owed to the petitioner…

…The power to strike out proceedings for abuse of court process is discretionary. In this case, the abuse complained of was beyond Plaintiff/Respondent’s control.…

…For that reason, I decline to strike out the Plaintiff’s/Respondent’s suit subject to the Respondent paying thrown away costs to the Applicant within 14 days from date herein assessed at Kshs.30,000/- Dated at Nairobi this…

…This is an application to strike out the defence filed by the defendant in this matter and for judgment to be entered in favour of the plaintiff against the defendant as prayed in the plaint.…

…Mr Mwenesi has forcefully argued that the Court cannot dismiss social issues from our legal conscience by adhering to a strict and technical interpretation of statutes and that it must strike down a law which is found inimical…

…I cannot strike down or disregard the express provisions of s 9 of the Act.…

…The plaintiff may now set down his application for an order to strike out the defence for hearing. Dated and Delivered at NAIROBI this 6th Day of September, 1988 G.S. PALL …………. JUDGE…

…For the above reasons, I am persuaded that the Plaintiff as appearing in this case is not the proper Plaintiff, and that the application to strike out the case should succeed.…

…For the above reasons, I am persuaded that the Plaintiff as appearing in this case is not the proper Plaintiff, and that the application to strike out the case should succeed.…

…For want of jurisdiction, I decline to grant leave sought and proceed to strike out the chamber summons dated 20th December, 2025. 7. This le is closed.…

…In view of the above, I find that this petition is a misuse of this courts process and hereby strike it out with costs. Orders accordingly. July 20, 1992 Mbito, J…

…This court was not asked to say something about personal service as the basis to strike out the petition but Mr Kilonzo did comment on this in a serious way.…

…They supported the 1st respondent in it, yes, but since they did not file their own application to strike out the petition for non-service it is assumed that they were duly served. Orders accordingly.…

…Moreover on the merits, the grounds relied upon for seeking to strike out the suit are not referable to the date of the suit but on certain alleged defaults to comply with terms of a certain order made herein by consent.…

…He is of the view that if the Defendant thinks otherwise he should apply to strike out the plaint.…

…I award costs to the respondent and dismiss this application and strike out the suit. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 9th day September, 2003 M. A. ANG’AWA …………. JUDGE…

…This gave rise to this application by which the plaintiff seeks to strike out the defence on the grounds specified.…