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the civil procedure act - Kenya Law Reports

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Rev. 2010] Civil Procedure CAP. 21 105<strong>the</strong> application of any of <strong>the</strong> parties to a suit, send for, ei<strong>the</strong>r from its ownrecords, or from any o<strong>the</strong>r court, <strong>the</strong> record of any o<strong>the</strong>r suit or proceedingand inspect <strong>the</strong> same.[Subsidiary]Court may send forrecords of its own orof o<strong>the</strong>r Court.(2) Every application made under this rule shall (unless <strong>the</strong> court material to <strong>the</strong> suit in which <strong>the</strong> application is made, and that <strong>the</strong> applicantcannot without unreasonable delay or expense obtain a duly au<strong>the</strong>nticated copyof <strong>the</strong> record or of such portion <strong>the</strong>reof as <strong>the</strong> applicant requires, or that <strong>the</strong>production of <strong>the</strong> original is necessary for <strong>the</strong> purposes of justice.(3) Nothing contained in this rule shall be deemed to enable <strong>the</strong> courtto use in evidence any document which under <strong>the</strong> law of evidence would beinadmissible in <strong>the</strong> suit.7. The provisions herein contained as to documents shall, so far as maybe, apply to all o<strong>the</strong>r material objects producible as evidence.ORDER 15[Order 14, rule 7.]Provisions as todocuments applied tomaterial objects.ISSUESby <strong>the</strong> one party and denied by <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r.[Order 15, rule 1.]Framing of issues.(2) Issues are of two kinds—(a) issues of f<strong>act</strong>; and(b) issues of law.(3) Material propositions are those propositions of law or f<strong>act</strong> which aplaintiff must allege in order to show a right to sue or a defendant must allegein order to constitute a defence.o<strong>the</strong>r shall form <strong>the</strong> subject of a distinct issue.2. The court may frame <strong>the</strong> issues from all or any of <strong>the</strong> followingmaterials—(a) allegations made on oath by <strong>the</strong> parties, or by any persons presenton <strong>the</strong>ir behalf, or made by <strong>the</strong> advocates of such parties;[Order 15, rule 2]Materials fromwhich issues may beframed.(b) allegations made in <strong>the</strong> pleading or in answers to interrogatoriesdelivered in <strong>the</strong> suit;(c) <strong>the</strong> contents of documents produced by ei<strong>the</strong>r party.

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