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Browse Acts ↓Wherever in these Rules it is provided that any ministerial act or thing may be done by the court, that act or thing may be done by the registrar or by an executive officer generally or specially thereunto empowered by the Chief Justice by writing under his hand.
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 under his hand, in the following cases: (a) under Order 10: (consequence of non-appearance, default of d…
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 court, and any application for such leave shall be served by notice of motion served not less than seve…
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 registrar or, in a subordinate court, by an executive officer generally or specially thereunto empowe…
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, 10, 17 and 22; (ii) Order 2, rules 1 and 10; (iii) Order 3, 5 and 9; (iv) Order 6; (v) Order 7, rules 16 an…
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 of any legal procedure under these Rules, such time shall be computed by calendar months unless other…
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 appointed as a public holiday shall not be reckoned in the computation of such limited time.
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 that day, such act or proceeding shall so far as regards the time of doing or taking the same, be held…
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 following, both days included, shall be omitted from any computation of time (whether under these Rules…
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 allowed to plead, or take any other proceeding in the cause or matter.
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 such terms (if any) as the justice of the case may require, and such enlargement may be ordered altho…
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 to the court.
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 the first day and inclusively of the last day.
(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 and before the hour of five in the afternoon. (3) For the purpose of computing any period of time sub…
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 irreparable or serious mischief, may make any order ex parte upon such terms as to costs or otherwise,…
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 served
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 may adjourn the hearing thereof in order that such notice may be given upon such terms, if any, as t…
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, has failed to appear within the time limited for that purpose.
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 in court.
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 merely by reason of a failure to comply with this rule. (2) No application shall be defeated on a techn…
(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. (2) Unless the court otherwise orders for special reasons to be recorded, costs awarded upon an originating sum…
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 the court. (2) Every application shall bear at the foot the words— “If any party served does not app…
(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 (c) a statement of grounds of opposition; (2) the said documents in subrule (1) and a list of authoritie…