Syariah Courts Civil Procedure Code · s 63

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s 63Defence

(1)

A defendant who disputes his liability wholly or in part in any claim may —

(a)

at any time before the date of appearance, serve on the plaintiff a defence; or

(b)

appear on the date of appearance and dispute the plaintiff’s claim.

(2)

Where a defendant appears in Court and disputes the plaintiff’s claim, the Court may order him to serve a defence within such specified time and on such terms as it thinks appropriate.

(3)

A defence shall be in Form MS 16.

(4)

In this section, “date of appearance” means the first date fixed by the Court at the time of issuing the summons or application for appearance.

Syariah Courts Civil Procedure Code