Order 49, rule 1 of Civil Procedure Rules : Registrar to be ministerial officer

Judgment may, on application in writing, be entered by the registrar or, in a subordinate court, by an executive officer generally or specially thereunto empowered by the Chief Justice by writing...

Any order may, by consent of the parties evidenced in writing, be entered by the registrar or, in a subordinate court, by an executive officer so authorised in writing by the Chief Justice.

Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 2, in any proceedings against the Government no judgment for the plaintiff shall be entered in default of appearance or pleading without the leave of the...

Formal orders for attachment and sale of property and for the issue of notices to show cause on applications for arrest and imprisonment in execution of a decree of the High Court may be made by the...

For the purposes of rules 2, 3 and 4 a registrar or, in a subordinate court, an executive officer empowered as aforesaid, shall be deemed to be a Civil Court.

(1) The Registrar may— (a) give directions under Order 42 rule 12 and Order 51 rule 8; (b) hear and determine an application made under the following Orders and rules— (i) Order 1, rules 2, 8,...

Where by these Rules or by any judgment or order given or made, time for doing any act or taking any proceedings is limited by months, and where the word “month” occurs in any document which is part...

Where any limited time less than six days from or after any date or event is appointed or allowed for doing any act or taking any proceedings, Sunday, Christmas Day and Good Friday, and any other day...

Where the time for doing any act or taking any proceeding expires on a Sunday or other day on which the offices are closed, and by reason thereof, such act or proceeding cannot be done, or taken on...

Except where otherwise directed by a judge for reasons to be recorded in writing, the period between the twenty-first day of December in any year and the thirteenth day of January in the year next...

The day on which an order for security for costs is served, and the time thenceforward until and including the day on which such security is given shall not be reckoned in the computation of time...

Where a limited time has been fixed for doing any act or taking any proceedings under these Rules, or by summary notice or by order of the court, the court shall have power to enlarge such time upon...

The time for delivering, amending, or filing any pleading, answer or other document of any kind whatsoever may be enlarged by consent in writing of the parties or their advocates without application...

In any case in which any particular number of days not expressed to be clear days is prescribed under these Rules or by an order or direction of the court, the same shall be reckoned exclusively of...

(1) This rule applies to pleadings, notices, summonses (other than summonses on plaints), orders, rules and other proceedings. (2) Service shall normally be effected on a weekday other than Saturday...

All applications to the court shall be by motion and shall be heard in open court unless the court directs the hearing to be conducted in chambers or unless the rules expressly provide.

Any application such as is referred to in section 25(2) of the Government Proceedings Act (Cap. 40), shall be made in the manner prescribed in rule 1.

No motion shall be made without notice to the parties affected thereby: Provided, however, that the court, if satisfied that the delay caused by proceeding in the ordinary way would or might entail...

Every notice of motion shall state in general terms the grounds of the application, and where any motion is grounded on evidence by affidavit, a copy of any affidavit intended to be used shall be...

If upon the hearing of any application, the court is of opinion that sufficient notice has not been given or that any person to whom notice has not been given ought to have had such notice, the court...

The hearing of any application may from time to time be adjourned upon such terms as the court thinks fit.

A plaintiff may, without special leave, cause to be served any application or notice of any petition or summons upon any defendant who, having been duly served with a summons to enter an appearance,...

Notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules, the court may in any case direct that any business be disposed of in chambers which it thinks may be more conveniently disposed of in chambers than...

Any judge may adjourn into court any application made to him at chambers which he deems more convenient to be considered in court.

(1) Every order, rule or other statutory provision under or by virtue of which any application is made must ordinarily be stated, but no objection shall be made and no application shall be refused...

(1) It shall not be necessary in an originating summons, application or other process to ask for costs, or for general or other relief, which may be granted by the court as it thinks just....

All applications or other process shall be deemed to have been made when filed in court.

(1) An application taken out in any proceedings need only be signed by the advocate representing the applicant, or the applicant himself if acting in person, and need not be signed by or on behalf of...

(1) Any respondent who wishes to oppose any application may file t any one or a combination of the following documents — (a) a notice preliminary objection: and/or; (b) replying affidavit; and/or...

The court may set aside an order made ex parte.

The court may, in its discretion, limit the time for oral submissions by the parties or their advocates or allow written submissions.

In this Order— “the Act” means the Advocates Act (Cap. 16); “the Disciplinary Committee” means the Disciplinary Committee established under section 57 of the Advocates Act; Cap. 18. “the...

(1) A petition of appeal to the Chief Justice under section 26(2) of the Act shall have annexed to it a copy of the decision of the registrar appealed from. (2) Every petition of appeal shall be...

(1) Any application under section 45 of the Act shall be intituled in the matter of the Act and shall be supported by affidavit. (2) An application under section 45(2) of the Act shall be served on...

(1) Where the relationship of advocate and client exists or has existed the court may, on the application of the client or his legal personal representative, make an order for— (a) the delivery by...

(1) An application under section 50(1) of the Act shall be by originating summons supported by affidavit. (2) The summons shall be served on the advocate and on the party chargeable with the bill....

(1) An application for a charging order under section 52 of the Act shall be made in the suit or matter by summons in chambers supported by affidavit. (2) The application shall be served on the...

(1) An application for an order for the enforcement of an undertaking given by an advocate shall be made— (a) if the undertaking was given in a suit in the High Court, by summons in chambers in that...

(1) A memorandum of appeal under section 62(1) or section 73(1) of the Act shall be intituled “in the matter of the Act”, and “in the matter of an advocate”, or, as the case may be, an advocate’s...

(1) An appellant under section 62(1) or section 73(1) of the Act may at any time discontinue his appeal by filing a notice of discontinuance and serving it on every party to the appeal and on the...

(1) An originating summons under this Order shall be made returnable for a fixed date before a judge in chambers and, unless otherwise directed, shall be served on all parties at least seven clear...

(1) No application for an order of mandamus, prohibition or certiorari shall be made unless leave therefor has been granted in accordance with this rule. (2) An application for such leave as...

Leave shall not be granted to apply for an order of certiorari to remove any judgment, order, decree, conviction or other proceeding for the purpose of its being quashed, unless the application for...

(1) When leave has been granted to apply for an order of mandamus, prohibition or certiorari, the application shall be made within twenty-one days by notice of motion to the High Court, and there...

(1) Copies of the statement accompanying the application for leave shall be served with the notice of motion, and copies of any affidavits accompanying the application for leave shall be supplied on...

On the hearing of any such motion as aforesaid, the applicant shall have the right to begin.

On the hearing of any such motion as aforesaid, any person who desires to be heard in opposition to the motion and appears to the High Court to be a proper person to be heard shall be heard,...

(1) In the case of an application for an order of certiorari to remove any proceedings for the purpose of their being quashed, the applicant shall not question the validity of any order, warrant,...

The Civil Procedure Rules are revoked.

In all proceedings pending whether preparatory or incidental to, or consequential upon any proceedings in court at the time of the coming into force of these rules, the provisions of these rules shall...