the civil procedure act - Kenya Law Reports

Rev. 2010] Civil Procedure CAP. 21 113some preliminary question to be tried, an order for the proper accounts with allnecessary inquiries and directions usual in similar cases shall forthwith be made.counterclaim which includes a claim for an account or a claim which necessarilyinvolves taking an account, on—[Subsidiary][Order 20, rule 2.]Order for accounts oncounterclaim.(a) the plaintiff;(b) any other party; or(c) any person who becomes a party by virtue of such service,may apply for an order under this rule.3. An application for such order as is mentioned in rule 1 and 2 shall bean account; and such application may be made at any time after the time forentering an appearance has expired.is some preliminary question to be tried, order that an account be taken and may[Order 20, rule 3.]Procedure.[Order 20, rule 4.]Orders by court.ORDER 21JUDGMENT AND DECREE1. In suits where a hearing is necessary, the court, after the case hasbeen heard, shall pronounce judgment in open court, either at once or withinsixty days from the conclusion of the trial notice of which shall be given to theparties or their advocates.[Order 21, rule 1.]Judgment, whenpronounced.Provided that where judgment is not given within sixty days the judgeshall record reasons thereof copy of which shall be forwarded to the Chief2. (1) A judge may pronounce a judgment written and signed but notpronounced by his predecessor.(2) A judge of the High Court may pronounce a judgment written andsigned but not pronounced by another judge of the High Court.3. (1) A judgment pronounced by the judge who wrote it shall be datedand signed by him in open court at the time of pronouncing it.(2) A judgment pronounced by a judge other than the judge by whom it[Order 21, rule 2.]Power to pronouncejudgment written byanother judge.[Order 21, rule 3.]Judgment to besigned.