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the civil procedure act - Kenya Law Reports

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Rev. 2010] Civil Procedure CAP. 21 159[Subsidiary]14. (1) A minor on attaining majority may, if a sole plaintiff, apply thata suit instituted in his name by a next friend be dismissed on <strong>the</strong> ground that itwas unreasonable or improper.[Order 32, rule 14.]Unreasonable orimproper suit.(2) Notice of <strong>the</strong> application shall be served on all <strong>the</strong> parties concerned;grant <strong>the</strong> application and order <strong>the</strong> next friend to pay <strong>the</strong> costs of all parties inrespect of <strong>the</strong> application and of anything done in <strong>the</strong> suit, or make such o<strong>the</strong>r15. The provisions contained in rules 1 to 14, so far as <strong>the</strong>y are applicable,shall extend to persons adjudged to be of unsound mind, and to personswho though not so adjudged are found by <strong>the</strong> court on inquiry, by reason ofinterests when suing or being sued.[Order 32, rule 15.]Application ofrules to persons ofunsound mind.ORDER 33SUITS BY PAUPERS1. (1) Subject to <strong>the</strong> following rules, any suit may be instituted by apauper.for <strong>the</strong> institutions of such suit.2. Every application for permission to sue as a pauper shall contain <strong>the</strong>particulars required in regard pleadings, toge<strong>the</strong>r with a statement that <strong>the</strong> pauperis unable to pay <strong>the</strong> fee prescribed in such suit, and <strong>the</strong> whole shall be signedin <strong>the</strong> manner prescribed for <strong>the</strong> signing of pleadings.[Order 33, rule 1.]Suits may beinstituted by apauper.[Order 33, rule 2.]Contents ofapplication.3. Notwithstanding anything contained in <strong>the</strong>se Rules, <strong>the</strong> applicationshall be presented to <strong>the</strong> court by <strong>the</strong> applicant in person unless <strong>the</strong> applicantis exempted from appearance in court by section 82 of <strong>the</strong> Act, in which case<strong>the</strong> application may be presented by an authorised agent who can answer allmaterial questions relating to <strong>the</strong> application, and who may be examined in <strong>the</strong>same manner as <strong>the</strong> party represented by him might have been examined hadsuch party attended in person.[Order 33, rule 3.]Presentation ofapplication.4. Where <strong>the</strong> application is in proper form and duly presented <strong>the</strong> courtallowed to appear by agent, regarding <strong>the</strong> merits of <strong>the</strong> claim and <strong>the</strong> propertyof <strong>the</strong> applicant.[Order 33, rule 4.]Examination ofapplicant.5. The court shall reject an application for permission to sue as a pauper—(a) where it is not framed and presented in <strong>the</strong> manner prescribed inrules 2 and 3;[Order 33, rule 5.]Rejection ofapplication.

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