Section 53 of Civil Procedure Act CAP 21: Commission to another court
(1) A commission for the examination of any person may be issued by the High Court to any subordinate court or to any advocate, and by a subordinate court of the first or second class to any other subordinate court situate in a district other than the district in which the court of issue is situate and having jurisdiction in the place in which the person to be examined resides.
(2) Every court receiving a commission for the examination of any person under subsection (1) shall examine him or cause him to be examined pursuant thereto, and the commission, when it has been duly executed, shall be returned, together with the evidence taken under it, to the court from which it was issued, unless the order for issuing the commission has otherwise directed, in which case the commission shall be returned in terms of the order.
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- Section 59 - Arbitration
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(1) There shall be a Mediation Accreditation Committee which shall be appointed by the Chief Justice.
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- Section 59B - Reference of cases to mediation
(1) The Court may—
(a) on the request of the parties concerned; or
(b) where it deems it appropriate to do so, or
(c) where the law so requires,
direct that any dispute presented before it be...
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(1) A suit may be referred to any other method of dispute resolution where the parties agree or the Court considers the case suitable for such referral.
(2) Any other method of alternative dispute...
- Section 59D - Power to enforce private mediation agreements
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Where any persons agree in writing to state a case for the opinion of the court, then the court shall try and determine the same in the manner prescribed.
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- Section 63 - Supplemental proceedings
In order to prevent the ends of justice from being defeated, the court may, if it is so prescribed—
(a) issue a warrant to arrest the defendant and bring him before the court to show cause why he...
- Section 64 - Compensation for arrest, attachment or injunction on insufficient grounds
(1) Where, in any suit in which an arrest or attachment has been effected or a temporary injunction granted under section 63—
(a) it appears to the court that the arrest, attachment or injunction...
- Section 65 - Appeal from other courts
(1) Except where otherwise expressly provided by this Act, and subject to such provision as to the furnishing of security as may be prescribed, an appeal shall lie to the High Court—
(a) Deleted by...
- Section 65A - Renumbered as section 79B.
Renumbered as section 79B.
- Section 66 - Appeal from decree of High Court
Except where otherwise expressly provided in this Act, and subject to such provision as to the furnishing of security as may be prescribed, an appeal shall lie from the decrees or any part of decrees...
- Section 67 - Appeal from original decree
(1) An appeal may lie from an original decree passed ex parte.
(2) No appeal shall lie from a decree passed by the court with the consent of parties.
- Section 68 - Appeal from final decree where no appeal from preliminary decree
Where any party aggrieved by a preliminary decree does not appeal from that decree, he shall be precluded from disputing its correctness in any appeal which may be preferred from the final decree.
- Section 69 - Decision where appeal heard by two or more judges
Where an appeal is heard by a court consisting of two or more judges the appeal shall be decided in accordance with the opinion of the judges or a majority of them:
Provided that where a court...
- Section 70 - Renumbered as section 79A.
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Renumbered as section 79C.
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- Section 76 - Other Orders
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- Section 77 - What court to hear appeal
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(1) Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be prescribed, an appellate court shall have power— (a) to determine a case finally;
(b) to remand a case;
(c) to frame issues and refer them...
- Section 79 - Procedure in appeals from appellate decrees and orders
The provisions of this Part relating to appeals from original decrees shall, as far as may be, apply to appeals—
(a) from appellate decrees; and
(b) from orders made under this Act or under any...
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- Section 79B - Summary rejection of appeal
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- Section 79C - Mode of hearing appeal
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- Section 79D - Grounds for second appeal from High Court
No second appeal from a decree passed in appeal by the High Court shall lie except on the grounds mentioned in section 72.
- Section 79E - No second appeal from High Court in certain cases
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(b) by a decree or order from...
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(1) No judge, magistrate or other judicial officer shall be liable to arrest under civil process while going to, presiding in or returning from his court.
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(1) The language of the High Court and of the Court of Appeal shall be English, and the language of subordinate courts shall be English or Swahili.
(2) Deleted by Act No. 17 of 1967, s. 41....
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Where any person has become liable as surety—
(a) for the performance of any decree or any part thereof; or
(b) for the restitution of any property taken in execution of a decree; or
(c) for the...