Syariah Courts Civil Procedure Code · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Discovery
84. Discovery of documents and facts
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Court may, where necessary and upon any terms, order any party —
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;
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to state by affidavit, any document he has or has had in his possession or power relating to the matters in question, or whether he has or has had in his possession or power any specified document, documents or class of documents and in either case, the present whereabouts of any documents formerly, but not now, in his possession or power; or
to produce any document in his possession or power; or
to answer orally or by affidavit, interrogatories delivered by the other party and approved by the Court.
If the party is a corporation, any officer thereof may be ordered to act in the like manner on its behalf.
The Court may stay the proceedings pending compliance of the order or direction of the Court under this section.
Terms defined in s 2
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;
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