Coming up for hearing: Friday 20th September ,2024.
Application filed: 9th November 2022.
Article: 39 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community.
Rules: Rule 4,6,48 (c) and 51 (1) of the East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2019.
Subject Matter: Amendment of pleadings.
The Application is founded on grounds that due to pressure of work, undue and unbearable pressure of lodging a lot of complainants arising from a consistence pattern of violations by the judiciary of the Respondent State, the Applicant unintentionally described himself in the pleadings as the Claimant instead of the Applicant.
The Applicant seeks leave of Court to correct the said accidental slip-ups by replacing the word “Claimant” and with the word “Applicant”.
The Applicant prays that:
- the Amended Statement of Reference and the Applicant’s Reply to the Respondent’s Statement of Response filed herein on the 8th day of November 2022 be deemed as properly filed and served upon the respondent and be at liberty to amend his statement of reference within 14 days hereof.
- The Applicants Reference NO. 12 of 2022 and the Applicants Reference No. 14 of 2022 be consolidated with the Applicant’s Reference No. 25 of 2021 and heard at the same time; and
- costs of this Application be in cause.
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