RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT 1971 - ORDER 56 RULE 5

RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT 1971 - ORDER 56 RULE 5

5 .         Procedure on application

        (1)         The applicant and any person served with an application are entitled to be heard on it.

        (2)         On an application, the Court may do one or more of the following —

            (a)         if the application is made outside the limitation period for the application, give or refuse the applicant leave to proceed with the application;

            (b)         order the applicant to serve the application on a person whom the Court considers might have an interest in the challenged decision, the challenged conduct or the outcome of the application;

            (c)         order the applicant or any other person to file an affidavit as to any facts material to the application, the challenged decision or the challenged conduct;

            (d)         give the applicant leave to file and rely on an affidavit (whether or not made by the applicant);

            (e)         allow a person not served with the application to be heard on it;

            (f)         give the applicant leave to require a person served with the application to give discovery under Order 26;

            (g)         give the applicant leave to require a person served with the application to answer interrogatories under Order 27;

            (h)         allow the applicant to amend the application;

                  (i)         adjourn the hearing of the application;

            (j)         refuse the whole or a part of the application if it has no reasonable prospect of succeeding;

            (k)         grant or refuse the application;

            (l)         if it considers the remedy applied for would be inadequate, grant any other remedy.

        (3)         Subrule (2) does not limit the operation of Order 4A or the powers of the Court when dealing with an application.

        (4)         A single judge dealing with an application may, without deciding it, order it be heard by the Court of Appeal.

        [Rule 5 inserted: Gazette 17 Dec 2013 p. 6233‑4.]