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..(in the chamber summons the word used is prohibition)restraining the first two respondents, pending the .applicationfrom detaining or deporting .not be given here theapplication for ..before the application for leave was heard to . Malledby senior State Attorney, appearing for all the those respondents, stronglyopposed the application for injunction) outstanding that this court, before grantingleave to apply for certiorari, mandamus or prohibition, has no power to grant oninterim or larger I rejected the argument and made an order restraining the firstand second respondents, pending the hearing of the application for injurativerelief, from detaining or deporting the applicant. The tourt..proceedings” is defined in S. 2(1) of the .as includingproceedings in this court or a magistrate’s cosuse for the recovery of fines orpenalties, and the phrase proceedings against the government” is defined by thesame subsection as including a claim by way of set off or counterclaim raised inproceedings by the government. Mr. Mkono, for the applicant, sought to counterMr. Mallaba’s argument by contending that section 11 of the Act has noapplication where s. 30 of the constitution of the United Republic (constitution) isapplicable. It was the learned advocate’s contention that the constitutionalprovision is applicable to the instant application. He dre my attention, citing M.V<strong>Home</strong> Office (1993) 3 W.L.R. 433, to the fact that in spite of the fact that s.21 ofthe Crown Proceedings Act, 1947, contains prohibitions identical with theseimposed by s. 11 of the Act, the house of Lods decided, in the cited case, thatcourts in England have the power to issue coercive orders, including injunctions,660

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