ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Civil Procedure Rules
4. Notice of application [Order 40, rule 4]
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
4. Notice of application [Order 40, rule 4]
(1)Where the court is satisfied for reasons to be recorded that the object of granting the injunction would be defeated by the delay, it may hear the application ex parte.(2)An ex parte injunction may be granted only once for not more than fourteen days and shall not be extended thereafter except once by consent of parties or by the order of the court for a period not exceeding fourteen days.(3)In any case where the court grants an ex parte injunction the applicant shall within three days from the date of issue of the order serve the order, the application and pleading on the party sought to be restrained. In default of service of any of the documents specified under this rule, the injunction shall automatically lapse.(4)All applications under this order shall be heard expeditiously and in any event within sixty days from the date of filing unless the court for good reason extends the time.