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The Supreme Court paused a major election-eligibility case because the applicant skipped the required step of first seeking the Attorney Gen

Supreme Court refuses to guide on CAJ's powers because no concrete dispute existed.

IEBC cannot redraw electoral boundaries without commissioners, but its staff can handle routine administration.

Supreme Court: oral applications not allowed; respondents not recognized in advisory opinion references.

Kenya's Supreme Court has final say; the East African Court of Justice cannot overturn its decisions.

No side pays costs in public interest election suits unless bad faith is proven.

Supreme Court waived costs for withdrawn election appeal citing public interest, each side pays own costs.

Kenya's Supreme Court ruled that public interest cases can justify each side paying its own legal costs.

Supreme Court dismisses Sonko's bid to adjourn or remove Chief Justice from his appeal.

Court rules each side pays own costs when an appeal is withdrawn before any hearing.

You can withdraw a Supreme Court case before judgment, but you must pay the other side's costs.

Supreme Court deferred stay application to be heard with main appeal to save judicial resources.

No costs awarded when appeal withdrawn because it became moot, no winners or losers.

Muruatetu ruling only applies to mandatory death penalty for murder, not other offences.

Supreme Court refused to advise on BBI because High Court was already hearing the same issues.

Supreme Court: each party pays own costs in public interest case, even after withdrawal.

Supreme Court can fix clerical errors in its own rulings, like listing the wrong judges.

Supreme Court can hear appeals on constitutional issues even if they started as judicial review cases.

CRA revenue recommendations not binding on Parliament, but must be seriously considered.

Supreme Court can advise on county revenue disputes even if similar cases are in lower courts.

Supreme Court expunged lawyer's insulting submissions and warned future contempt.

Court rejects National Land Commission's bid to join airport land dispute as friend of court.

Kenya's Supreme Court set clear rules for filling a vacant Deputy Governor post.

Supreme Court separates non-urgent election petition from time-bound presidential election challenges.

Supreme Court lets High Court decide who controls a company, allowing interim lawyer change.