RULING
Applicant moved motion on notice, praying the court to enter judgment in default of defence against 1st and 2nd Defendants. The grounds upon which the application is premised are that, following entry of appearance on 25th February, 2016, Respondents have failed to file their statement of defence within time.
Applicant contended that, Respondents’ failure to file their defence is because they have no defence and prayed that, default judgment be entered in his favour. A search report from the registry of the court clearly indicates that, Respondents filed Notice of Entry of Appearance on 25th February, 2016 and have since not filed any defence.
In opposition, 3rd Defendant, who is conducting proceedings on behalf of Respondents, submitted that, it relies on comments from relevant institutions to be able to file a defence. 3rd Defendant contended that, before it could assemble the necessary information to file a defence, the time limit for filing a defence had lapsed.…