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…ab initio. 3) That it is an abuse of court process to seek enforcement when jurisdictional objections regarding the orders remain unresolved. 6.…

…ab initio. 4) Whether the Preliminary Objection meets the legal threshold for a valid PO. (1) Jurisdiction of the High Court: 7.…

…ab initio. 14) Courts therefore, cannot enforce illegal contracts as a matter of public policy.…

…The alleged agency agreement is void ab initio due to lack of registration. iii) Whether the 2nd Defendant is Liable for Tortious Inducement to Breach of Contract?…

…In opposing the application for transfer of the suit the Respondents aver that a suit filed without jurisdiction is ‘void ab initio.’…

…The Respondents on the other hand submit that the suit filed in Mukurweini Magistrates court was void ab initio and thus there exists nothing to transfer;- Section 18 of the Civil Procedure Act provides for transferring suits…

…The Respondent having elected to lodge a complaint in Nairobi, the said complaint and action was manifestly ultra-vires the Respondent\'s operating license and therefore void ab-initio. Disposition; 14.…

…The Respondent acted ultra-vires the license granted by the NGO Co-ordination Board, its complaint cannot stand as it was void ab-initio. 15. The Notice of Motion application dated 20th November 2023 has merit.…

…In the alternative and without prejudice to prayer (1) herein, this Honourable Court be pleased to declare the ruling of the taxing Officer contained in her ruling delivered on 19/9/2024 as void ab initio.…

…ab initio and ought to be set aside.…

…They further argued that the guarantee was void ab initio for lack of execution by the Plaintiff and urged dismissal of the suit. 7.…

…He also argues that the alleged guarantee was void ab initio for uncertainty, as it purported to bind the guarantors simultaneously as primary obligors, sureties, and indemnifiers.…

…It casts doubts on the validity of the orders and hoists the prospects of invalidity on account of being null and void ab initio.…

…Kadhi and orders given therein being in violation of Articles 2(1) and 170(5) of the Constitution, are null and void ab initio.…

…The transaction would be void ab initio and the property is traceable.” [20] The Respondent was not the sole beneficiary of the property and therefore had no property to transfer to the Interested Party.…

…The sale and transfer of Lamu/Block I/582 by the Respondent to the Interested Party is therefore void ab initio and the property is traceable.”…

…In Nagendra Saxena v Miwani Sugar Mills Limited & 3 Others [2011] eKLR, the Court of Appeal further stated: “There was no valid summons which could have been served upon anybody and the purported service was itself void ab…

…initio…The ex parte judgment as a consequence of the foregoing was itself void ab initio and the Judge was entitled to set it aside ex debito justitiae.” 16.…

…She points to the reliefs sought, which include a declaration that the election was unconstitutional and null and void ab initio, and an order declaring the seat vacant.…

…She relies on Mary Wambui Munene v Peter Gichuki King'ara & 2 others [2014] eKLR for the principle that an election petition filed outside the statutory period is void ab initio.…

…ab initio. fA) A declaration that the purported removal of the Petitioner as a director of the 1st Nominal Respondent and is null and void ab initio. fB) A declaration that the purported transfer of shares held in the 2nd…

…She therefore submits that the resolution removing her as a director is null and void ab initio. 9.…

…As the contract was voidable and not void ab initio , the Defendant cannot entirely avoid payment for work done and equipment delivered.…

…It contends that under the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act , even if fraud occurred, the contract was voidable, not void ab initio .…

…ab initio.…

…ab initio.…

…condition precedent there is a competent appeal filed and without any competent appeal existing herein, then the application dated 17th September 2025 is fatally defective rendering the entire proceedings herein null and void…

…ab initio which ought to be dismissed.” 7.…

…That this Honourable be pleased to order the intended auction and sale of Motor Vehicle Registration Number KCV 462B amounts to intermeddling with the estate of the deceased herein and as such it is void ab initio. e.…

…ab initio; f.…

…Number 330/475, Thomson Estate, Lavington was illegal, null and void ab initio and of no legal consequence whatsoever. (8) THAT the costs of this application be provided for. 4.…

…The Plaintiff sought a declaration that the auction conducted on 12th March 2025 over the suit property was illegal, null and void ab initio and of no legal consequence whatsoever. 20.…

…ab initio.…

…ab initio.…

…Anthony Maingi Koomu, for being an Illegality, null and void ab initio. iii) That the costs of this Application be provided for. The Applicants Case: 2.…

…Anthony Maingi Koomu, for being an illegality, null and void ab initio. 3) Costs to the applicant. '…

…The Petitioners seek the following reliefs from the Court: i A declaration that the RDLF and its enabling legislation are unconstitutional, null, and void ab initio; ii A declaration that the approval, commissioning, financing…

…, and/or implementation of the Riruta–Ngong Project are unconstitutional, unlawful, and null and void ab initio; iii Prohibitory orders restraining further construction or disbursements of funds for the Project; iv An order…