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OTIENO RAGOT & COMPANY ADVOCATES
V.
CHEMELIL SUGAR COMPANY LIMITED

(2020) JELR 95157 (CA)

Court of Appeal 7 Aug 2020 Kenya
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Suit Number:Civil Appeal (Application) 5 of 2019
Judges:Sankale ole Kantai
Location:Kisumu
Other Citations:Otieno Ragot & Company Advocates v. Chemelil Sugar Company Limited [2020] eKLR

RULING

I have seen a letter (email) dated 30th June, 2020 sent at 3.22 p.m. by the law firm of Owiti, Otieno and Ragot Advocates to the Deputy Registrar of this Court stating that the said advocates request an adjournment of the hearing of the Motion scheduled today on grounds that the applicant would like to amend the Motion to include an additional prayer.

I note that the application was filed on 14th January, 2020 and the request for adjournment is made rather late, the day before the hearing and I am unable to see any good reason for the Motion to be adjourned. This Court has a policy of zero-tolerance on the issue of adjournments of appeals or applications save in deserving cases where there is a good reason to allow an adjournment. I will not adjourn the Motion.

In the Motion dated 17th December, 2019 brought under rule 4 of the rules of this Court amongst other rules it is prayed that time be extended to allow the applicant to file a notice of appeal out of time and the notice dat…

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