Syariah Courts Civil Procedure Code · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Pleadings
63. Defence
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A defendant who disputes his liability wholly or in part in any claim may —
at any time before the date of appearance, serve on the plaintiff a defence; or
appear on the date of appearance and dispute the plaintiff’s claim.
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.
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;
A defence shall be in Form MS 16.
form
“form” means a form set out in Schedule 2 and a form referred to by a number means the form so numbered in that Schedule;
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.
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Terms defined in this Act
Court
Defined · s 2“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;
form
Defined · s 2“form” means a form set out in Schedule 2 and a form referred to by a number means the form so numbered in that Schedule;
plaintiff
Defined · s 18“plaintiff” includes an applicant and “defendant” includes a respondent.
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