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Syariah Courts Civil Procedure Code · 2022 Revised Edition · Chapter XVIII
Syariah Courts Civil Procedure Code · 2022 Revised Edition · Chapter XVIII
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where the plaintiff, or defendant by way of counterclaim, claims the recovery of a specific movable property and the party from whom recovery is sought does not dispute the title of the party making the claim but claims to be entitled to retain the property by virtue of a lien or otherwise as security for any sum of money, the Court may, at any time after the claim, if it appears from the pleading, if any, or by affidavit or otherwise, to be so entitled to its satisfaction, order that the party seeking to recover the property be at liberty to pay into Court, to abide by the determination of the action, the amount of money in respect of which the security is claimed and such other sum, if any, for service charge and costs as the Court may direct and that, upon such payment being made, the property claimed shall be delivered to the party claiming it.
plaintiff
“plaintiff” includes an applicant and “defendant” includes a respondent.
Court
“Court” means the Syariah Subordinate Court, the Syariah High Court or the Syariah Court of Appeal as the case may be, as established under section 6(1) of the Syariah Courts Act;
lien
“lien” means a right on the property of a judgment madin to the extent of the indebtedness;
plaintiff
“plaintiff” includes an applicant and “defendant” includes a respondent.
property
“property” means movable or immovable property and includes intellectual property;
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