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3 Days to Serve Ex-Parte Temporary Injunction Order (Order 40 Rule 4(3) CPR)

Under Order 40 Rule 4(3), any ex-parte injunction order must be served within 3 days, failing which it automatically lapses. Because 3 days is less than 6 days, Sundays and public holidays are excluded under Order 50 Rule 2.

Statutory Window

3 Days

Governed by Order 40 Rule 4(3) & Order 50 Rule 2 CPR and Section 57(a) of Cap 2 (trigger date excluded).

Order 50 Rule 2 (< 6 Days)

Sundays & Holidays Excluded

Periods under 6 days exclude Sundays and gazetted Kenyan public holidays.

Order 50 Rule 4 Freeze

Runs Through Recess

Appellate & statutory limitation periods continue unless certified.

Statutory Computation Rule (3 Days)

Under Order 40 Rule 4(3), any ex-parte injunction order must be served within 3 days, failing which it automatically lapses. Because 3 days is less than 6 days, Sundays and public holidays are excluded under Order 50 Rule 2.

Key Practice Questions

What happens if the last day of the 3-day period under Order 40 Rule 4(3) & Order 50 Rule 2 CPR falls on a Sunday or Kenyan public holiday?

Under Order 50 Rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules and Section 57(b) of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act (Cap 2), if the last day falls on a Sunday or gazetted public holiday when court registries are closed, the filing is duly done on the next working day.

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