Victor Caetano D'souza, Camilla Frances D'souza, Prithpal Singh Chada, Harbans Kaur Chada (as Executrix of the estate of Jagjit Singh Chada (Deceased), Harbans Kaur Chada, Santokh Singh Chada, Parminder Singh Chada, Manmohan Kaur Chada, Kanwaljit Singh Chada, Hardev Singh Dhanda & Parsin v Saki Limited [2001] KECA 348 (KLR)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL AT NAIROBI CORAM: OMOLO, TUNOI & KEIWUA, JJ.A. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. NAI 237 OF 2001

BETWEEN

VICTOR CAETANO D'SOUZA                                                                                                                    CAMILLA FRANCES D'SOUZA                                                                                                                  PRITHPAL SINGH CHADA                                                                                                                         HARBANS KAUR CHADA (as Executrix of the estate of JAGJIT SINGH CHADA (DECEASED) HARBANS KAUR CHADA                                                                                                                          SANTOKH SINGH CHADA PARMINDER SINGH CHADA                                                                                                                      MANMOHAN KAUR CHADA                                                                                                                      KANWALJIT SINGH CHADA                                                                                                                      HARDEV SINGH DHANDA                                                                                                                          PARSIN KAUR ................................................................................................................... APPLICANTS

AND

SAKI LIMITED ................................................................................................................. RESPONDENT

(Application to strike out a notice of appeal in an intended appeal from a ruling of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (O'Kubasu JA) dated 12th May, 2000

in

H.C.C.C. NO. 4503 OF 19 *******

RULING OF THE COURT

It appears from what is stated in the replying affidavit of Mr Murugara that the respondent to this application has lost interest in the intended appeal. The notice of appeal was lodged in Court on 24th May, 2000. That is well over one year and since then nothing has been heard from the respondent. Its advocates are unable to communicate with the respondent and in the circumstances it would be unfair to the applicants to keep the notice of appeal pending indefinitely. We allow the applicants' notice of motion dated 10th July, 2001, and order that the respondent's notice of appeal filed in the Court on 24th May, 2000, be and is hereby struck out with the costs thereof to the applicants.

Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 20th day of December, 2001.

R. S. C. OMOLO

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JUDGE OF APPEAL

P. K. TUNOI

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JUDGE OF APPEAL

M. Ole KEIWUA

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JUDGE OF APPEAL

I certify that this is a true copy of the original.

DEPUTY REGISTRAR