Republic v Cabinet Secretary For Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government & 2 others

REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI JUDICIAL REVIEW APPLICATION NO. 406 OF 2018 BETWEEN REPUBLIC.......................................................................................APPLICANT VERSUS CABINET SECRETARY FOR MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND COORDINATION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT...1ST RESPONDENT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION SERVICES.............................................................................2ND RESPONDENT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL................................................3RD RESPONDENT EXPARTE APPLICANT: SAMIRA TARIQ QURESHI RULING 1. On 12th October 2020, the ex parte Applicant was upon application, directed to file and serve a substantive application for contempt of court against the Director, Department of Immigration Services, the Second Respondent herein, for wilful disobedience of the Orders granted in Miscellaneous Civil Application Number 406 of 2018. The ex parte Applicant subsequently filed the said application by way of a Notice of Motion dated 21st October 2020, which was coming up for mention today for further directions. 2. After perusal of the Court record, I note that the ex parte Applicant has since filed a letter dated 25th January 2021 addresses to the Deputy Registrar of the Judicial Review Division, indicating that the Notice of Motion application dated 21st October 2021 has been withdrawn by the ex parte Applicant, and that the file be marked as closed. 3. In the premises, I accordingly make the following orders: I. The ex parte Applicant’s Notice of Motion application dated 21st October 2020 is hereby marked as withdrawn with no order as to costs, and this file is accordingly closed.

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