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Government authorities responsible for land allocation and title registration are necessary parties to the dispute, and the court may order their joinder without requiring 90 days' notice due to special circumstances and to ensure effective adjudication.
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The sale and transfer of the suit property by Christopher B. Nyati to the plaintiff was unlawful because Christopher was not the sole administrator and did not obtain consent from his co-administrator. Consequently, Christopher had no capacity to pass good title, rendering the sale and Certificate of Title null and void. The property remains part of the estate of the late Mary Agnes Beyard.
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The Court of Appeal quashed a High Court order on a counter-claim, holding that ex parte proof was required and no proper judgment had been composed.
The trial court erred by not following the mandatory procedure under Order VIII Rule 14(2)(b) of the Civil Procedure Code for claims exceeding one thousand shillings and by failing to compose a judgment as required by Order XX Rule 4. The proceedings and order of 7th September 2000 are quashed and the case is remitted for hearing before another judge.
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The High Court struck out the defendants’ late written statement of defence for being filed out of time without leave and ordered the matter to proceed ex parte.
The High Court held that the defendants’ written statement of defence was filed out of time without leave, struck it out, and ordered the matter to proceed ex parte.
Court of Appeal held the amended plaint was an impermissible new case, disclosed no cause of action, and judgment on admission was wrongly entered.
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