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Syariah Courts Civil Procedure Code · s 196

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s 196Non-appearance of parties

(1)

Where any party to an application fails to attend on the day of hearing of his application, the Court may strike out the application.

(2)

Where any party to an application fails to attend on the first or any resumed hearing of the application, and the Court thinks it expedient to proceed with the hearing in the absence of any party, the Court may do so.

(3)

Before proceeding with the hearing in the absence of any party, the Court shall be satisfied that the application or the notice of the time appointed for the resumed hearing was duly served on the party in question.

(4)

Where the application has been struck out without hearing by reason of the failure of the applicant to attend, the Court may, if satisfied that it is just to do so, allow the application to be restored.

Syariah Courts Civil Procedure Code

(5)

Where the Court hearing the application proceeded with in the absence of a party, then, provided that any order made on the hearing has not been perfected, the Court, if satisfied that it is just to do so, may rehear the application.