Land-allocation-where the plaintiff was allocated the suit land by the president and  subsequently paid for it-where the letter of allotment was confiscated by the CID along with some cash-where the government subsequently lodged a caveat to the title claiming absolute ownership by virtue of taking possession-whether the plaintiff is entitled to a new allotment of land

[RULING] Advocates-filing fees-where the advocate did not enter appearance or file a defence-whether full instruction fees can be earned in such circumstances

[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure - stay of execution - application for say of a decree and for setting aside of ex parte judgment - grounds: that the applicant had not been served with a hearing notice and had a good defence to the claim, that he stood to suffer irreparable harm if the execution was to proceed - power of the High Court to set aside or vary a judgment and order - applicant appearing not to have been concerned with the litigation - application of the maxims of equity - equity follows the law - equity does not aid the indolent - Civil Procedure Rules Order 11B rule 8, Order 21 rule 22 - Civil Procedure Act section 3A

[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure - stay of execution - application for stay of execution of a decree - plaintiff's suit having been dismissed for non-attendance - grounds for the application: that the plaintiff was mentally sick when the judgments were entered against her and her family would be rendered destitute if the orders were not set aside - plaintiff not having challenged the ex parte judgment at the time of the hearing of her counterclaim - no evidence that the plaintiff was under any mental disability at the time of the hearing - application refused.

[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure - striking out of pleadings - application to strike out a suit - grounds: that it disclosed no cause of action, it was scandalous, frivolous and vexatious and that it was an abuse of the court process - application brought under Civil Procedure Rules Order VI rule 13 - requirement that no evidence shall be admissible where the application is brought under that rule 13 subrule 1(a) - applicant's application supported by an affidavit deponing that the suit disclosed no cause of action - whether the application was fatally defective and must fail.

[RULING] Civil Practice and Procedure-hearing dates-where the application had been previously heard but had no hearing date-where one partys advocates unilaterally fixed a hearing date-validity of the proceedings and subsequent orders

[Ruling] Civil Practice and Procedure - transfer of cases - application for the transfer of a case from Murang'a Senior Resident Magistrate's Court to the Nairobi Senior Resident Magistrate - grounds: that the Magistrate at the Murang'a court who had the requisite pecuniary jurisdiction had left since the filing of the suit - whether the Court lacked pecuniary jurisdiction even at the time the suit was filed

[Ruling] Criminal Practice and Procedure - bail - application for bail or bond pending appeal - applicants arguing that their appeals had overwhelming chances of success - principles that the courts will apply in such applications - duty of the applicant to demonstrate that he had filed an appeal, that the appeal had overwhelming chances of success and that there were exceptional or unusual circumstances pertaining to the appeal which warranted the granting of bail.

[Ruling] – CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - suit – transfer of – application for – where the applicant claims bias by the court – proof of – factors the court considers in such cases – whether bias by court is cause enough to effect a transfer of suit - Civil Procedure Act section 3A and 18