| 1.
| | This Ordinance may be cited as the Civil Procedure Code.* |
| 4.
| | Where no provision is made special directions to be given by Court of Appeal. |
| 5.
| | Interpretation |
| 6.
| | Action. |
| 7.
| | Procedure of an action. |
| 8.
| | Procedure of action to be ordinarily regular. [2,53 of 1980] |
| 9.
| | Institution of actions: In what court. |
| 10.
| | Of application for withdrawal and transfer of action [3, Law 20 1977] |
| 11.
| | Plaintiffs. |
| 12.
| | Where joint tenants or tenants in common. |
| 13.
| | Substituted and added plaintiffs. |
| 14.
| | Defendants. |
| 15.
| | Who may be joined as parties defendant. |
| 16.
| | Where numerous parties, one may sure or defend for all. Notice. |
| 17.
| | Misjoinder not to defeat action. |
| 18.
| | Parties improperly joined may be struck out. Addition of parties. |
| 19.
| | Intervention not otherwise allowed. |
| 20.
| | Conduct of the action |
| 21.
| | Amendment of plaint |
| 22.
| | Objections for non-joinder or misjoinder to be taken before hearing. |
| 23.
| | Plaintiffs (or defendants) may authorize one of them to act for them. |
| 24.
| | Appearances may be by party in person, his recognized agent, or attorney-at-law. |
| 25.
| | Recognized agents. |
| 26.
| | Processes served on the recognized agent |
| 27.
| | Appointment of registered attorney. |
| 28.
| | Death or incapacity Of registered attorney. |
| 29.
| | Service on registered attorney |
| 30.
| | Agent to accept service. |
| 30A.
| | Agent to accept service in action upon mortgage of immovable property. [2, Law 12 of 1973.] |
| 33.
| | Regular action how to be framed. |
| 34.
| | Every action shall include whole claim. |
| 35.
| | Joinder of claims in actions for immovable property. |
| 36.
| | In other cases. |
| 37.
| | Application by defendant in such cases. |
| 38.
| | Order of court thereon. |
| 39.
| | Regular action to commence by plaint . [6,law 20 of 1977] |
| 40.
| | Requisites of Plaint. [7,law 20 of 1977] |
| 41.
| | Land sued for to be described by metes and bounds or sketch. |
| 42.
| | Plaintiff suing in a representative character must show that the character has accrued to him. |
| 43.
| | Plaint must show defendant's interest and liability to be sued. |
| 44.
| | Exemption from bar from lapse of time to be shown. |
| 45.
| | Jurisdiction of court to be averred. |
| 46.
| | Subscription of plaint |
| 47.
| | Where plaint presented to wrong court. |
| 48.
| | Order on rejection of plaint. |
| 49.
| | Memorandum of documents to be endorsed on plaint. [8, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 50.
| | Plaintiff to produce with plaint document sued on. |
| 51.
| | To annex list of other documents. |
| 52.
| | And to state where document not in his possession is. |
| 53.
| | Action on lost negotiable instrument. |
| 54.
| | Document not produced with plaint inadmissible afterwards without leave. [9, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 55.
| | Summons. [10 Law 20 of 1977] |
| 59.
| | Personal service of summons, what is. |
| 60.
| | Service lo be personal if practicable ; otherwise as court may direct. |
| 61.
| | Substituted service to be as effectual as personal |
| 62.
| | Substituted service [12 Law 20 of 1977] |
| 63.
| | When more defendants than one, service on each . |
| 64.
| | Agents to accept service; partners and manager. |
| 64A.
| | Service on agent in mortgage action. |
| 65.
| | When defendant out of jurisdiction has manager within it. |
| 66.
| | Service on agent in charge of immovable property. |
| 67.
| | Misdescription not to vitiate summons, &c. |
| 68.
| | Service on defendant in jail. |
| 69.
| | Service out of Sri Lanka. Application for, how made. |
| 70.
| | Order for, to prescribe mode of. [13, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 71.
| | Form of summons |
| 72.
| | Judgment against defendant if he admits claim of the plaintiff.[15, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 73.
| | Answer to be in writing.[15, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 75.
| | Requisites of answer.[17, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 76.
| | Jurisdiction of court to be specially traversed. |
| 77.
| | Rejection and amendment of answer. |
| 78.
| | Copy of answer to be delivered to plaintiff or his registered attorney. [18, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 79.
| | When replication may be allowed. [19, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 80.
| | Day of trial. [20, Law 20 of 1977]. |
| 81.
| | A reasonable number of cases to be fixed for each day. |
| 82.
| | Postponement. |
| 83.
| | Un disposed of cases to be placed at the head of the roll. |
| 84.
| | Default of defendant. [23, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 85.
| | Procedure in ex parte trial. [23, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 86.
| | If defendant excuses his default, any order or judgment to be set aside. [23, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 87.
| | Non-appearance of Plaintiff. [23 Law 20 of 1977]. |
| 88.
| | No appeal against Judgment for default but order setting aside or refusing to set aside judgment appealable. [23, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 89.
| | Where two or more defendants severally liable. |
| 90.
| | One of many defendants appearing, no decree for default need be passed against others. |
| 91.
| | Motions. [23, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 91A.
| | Postponements, adjournments and extensions of time.[25, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 92.
| | Journal. |
| 93.
| | Amendments of pleadings. |
| 94.
| | Interrogatories. |
| 95.
| | Service of interrogatories. |
| 96.
| | Cost of unreasonable interrogatories to be borne by party in fault. |
| 97.
| | Interrogatories to company, &c. |
| 98.
| | When party may refuse to answer. |
| 99.
| | To be answered by affidavit. |
| 100.
| | Application for further answer. |
| 101.
| | Notice to admit genuineness of Documents. |
| 102.
| | Order for discovery of documents. |
| 103.
| | Order for order production of documents. |
| 103A.
| | State required to make discovery or give inspection of documents under certain circumstances. [26, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 104.
| | Notice to produce documents for inspection. |
| 105.
| | Time and place of such production to be specified by party receiving notice. |
| 106.
| | Otherwise, order for inspection to be made by court. |
| 107.
| | Application for order to be supported by affidavit. |
| 108.
| | Court may reserve question as to discovery or inspection. |
| 109.
| | Consequence of not complying with order under this Chapter. |
| 110.
| | Court may inspect records of other courts. |
| 111.
| | Parties to he ready with all documents at trial. |
| 112.
| | Document called for and not produced shall not be received afterwards. |
| 113.
| | Documents to be received by court. |
| 114.
| | No documents to be placed on record unless proved. |
| 115.
| | Court may order any document to be impounded. |
| 116.
| | when document admitted in evidence may be returned. |
| 117.
| | Provisions as to documents apply to other material objects. |
| 118.
| | Translations of documents. |
| 119.
| | Who shall be deemed a translator. |
| 120.
| | Fees of translators. |
| 121.
| | Summonses to witnesses. |
| 122.
| | Payment of witness's expenses. |
| 123.
| | Witness's expenses to be paid before he gives evidence. |
| 124.
| | Court may order a sufficient sum to be paid. |
| 125.
| | Expenses of detention. |
| 126.
| | Summons to specify time, place, and purpose of attendance. |
| 127.
| | Summons to produce document. |
| 128.
| | Person in court may be required to produce a document. |
| 129.
| | Service of summons. |
| 130.
| | Service must afford reasonable time for attendance. |
| 131.
| | Procedure to be followed when summons cannot be served. |
| 132.
| | If witness appears sequestration may be withdrawn. |
| 133.
| | Procedure when witness fails to appear. |
| 134.
| | Court may summon and examine any person as witness. |
| 135.
| | Person summoned must attend at time and place named in the summons. |
| 136.
| | When witness may depart. |
| 137.
| | Witness may be arrested for non-compliance with summons. |
| 138.
| | Court may release arrested witness on bail. |
| 139.
| | Procedure when witness absconds. |
| 140.
| | Court may pass decree against party refusing to give evidence. |
| 141.
| | Rules as to witnesses to apply to a party summoned to give evidence. |
| 142.
| | Privilege from arrest of witness. |
| 143.
| | Adjournments. |
| 144.
| | Non-appearance of a party on the adjourned day. |
| 145.
| | Default of party to carry out purpose of adjournment. |
| 146.
| | Determining of issues. |
| 147.
| | Trial of issues of law first. |
| 148.
| | Adjournment for evidence. |
| 149.
| | Amendment of Issues. |
| 150.
| | Party having right to begin to state his |
| 151.
| | Party having right to begin to produce his evidence. |
| 152.
| | Cross-examination. |
| 153.
| | Re-examination. |
| 154.
| | Tender of documents in evidence. |
| 155.
| | Procedure to be followed before witness is asked to identify document. |
| 156.
| | Cross-examination as to knowledge. |
| 157.
| | Court examination as to Knowledge. |
| 158.
| | And to decide on his competency. |
| 159.
| | Signature by a mark how proved. |
| 160.
| | Proof in the case of an illiterate person. |
| 161.
| | Case of documents whose execution need not be proved. |
| 162.
| | Copy of absent original how proved. |
| 163.
| | On termination of beginning party's case the opposing party to state and prove his in like manner. |
| 164.
| | Court may question witness at any time. |
| 165.
| | Court may recall Witness. |
| 166.
| | When may court permit departure from above Rules. |
| 167.
| | Evidence of witness to be given orally in open court . |
| 168.
| | Witness to be examined on oath, or affirmation. |
| 169.
| | Evidence of witness how taken down.[30,Law 20 of 1977.]. |
| 170.
| | Any particular question and answer may be taken down. |
| 171.
| | The objection to question which is allowed and the decision of court thereon may be taken down. |
| 172.
| | The objection to question disallowed and the decision of court thereon to be taken down. |
| 173.
| | Court may record remarks on demeanour of witness. |
| 174.
| | Witnesses may be kept out of court. |
| 175.
| | No witness to be called or document to be produced unless included in list of witnesses or documents. |
| 176.
| | Court may forbid indecent or scandalous questions. |
| 177.
| | Court shall forbid insulting questions. |
| 178.
| | Evidence de been esse. |
| 179.
| | Evidence taken on affidavit or on commission. |
| 180.
| | Court may examine witness viva voce notwithstanding affidavit or commission. |
| 181.
| | What statements may affidavit contain. |
| 182.
| | Petitions cannot be converted to affidavits. |
| 183.
| | Who may administer oaths. |
| 184.
| | Judgment when pronounced. |
| 185.
| | Judge may pronounce judgment written by predecessor. |
| 186.
| | Judgment to be in writing and to be dated and signed in open court. [32, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 186A.
| | Validation in certain circumstances of judgments pronounced by successors in office of Judges. [2, 3 of I960.] |
| 187.
| | Requisites of Judgment. |
| 188.
| | Decree. |
| 189.
| | Amendment of Judgments, decrees and orders. |
| 190.
| | Requisites of decree relating to immovable property.[33, Law 20 of 1977-] |
| 191.
| | Requisites of decree relating to movable property. |
| 192.
| | At what rate may interest on money be decreed. [5, 53 of 1980.] |
| 193.
| | When may court decree specific performance. |
| 194.
| | When may court decree payment by instalments. |
| 195.
| | Decree when set-off or claim in reconvention is allowed. |
| 196.
| | Decree when claim in respect of mesne profits from date of action is allowed. [6, 53 of 1980.] |
| 197.
| | Mesne profits prior to date of action. |
| 198.
| | Interlocutory order for accounts. |
| 199.
| | Administration by. the court. |
| 200.
| | Decree in action for preemption &c. |
| 202.
| | Interlocutory order in action for dissolution of partnership |
| 203.
| | Suit for account between principal and agent. |
| 204.
| | Decree or order postponing hearing. |
| 205.
| | Any person entitled to certified copies of decree and judgment. |
| 206.
| | Decree or copy to be primary evidence of decision. |
| 207.
| | Decrees must be decisive, and must not direct non-suit. |
| 208.
| | Costs. |
| 209.
| | Court always to have Power to give or reserve costs. |
| 210.
| | Court shall direct by whom costs to be paid. |
| 211.
| | Court may apportion costs. |
| 212.
| | Set-off costs. |
| 213.
| | Court may give interest on costs. [7, 53 of 1980] |
| 214.
| | Costs to be taxed. |
| 215.
| | Action for costs by registered attorney. |
| 216.
| | Registered attorney to bear costs of taxation in what case. |
| 217.
| | Classification of decrees. |
| 218.
| | Power of creditor to seize and sell debtor's property in satisfaction decree for payment of money. |
| 219.
| | Examination of judgment-debtor as to debts owing to him. |
| 220.
| | Application need not to be supported by affidavit |
| 221.
| | Costs. |
| 222.
| | Execution of decree against legal representative of a deceased person. |
| 223.
| | Seizure and sale to be effected under order of court. |
| 224.
| | Application therefore. |
| 225.
| | Court to satisfy itself as to conformity of application. When application should be refused by the court. |
| 226.
| | Duties of Fiscal on receiving writ. |
| 227.
| | Seizure of movable property in possession of debtor to be manual. Disposal of property seized until sale. |
| 228.
| | As to attachment of negotiable instrument. |
| 229.
| | Seizure of debts, shares, and movable property not in possession of debtor and not deposited in court to be by written notice of prohibition. |
| 230.
| | Judgment-debtor's debtor may be summoned, or execution may issue against him. |
| 231.
| | Payment by him to be discharge as against judgment- debtor. |
| 232.
| | Seizure of property deposited in any court. Question of priority. |
| 233.
| | Notice by Fiscal. |
| 234.
| | Seizure of a money decree in favour of judgment-debtor. |
| 235.
| | Seizure of any other decrees. |
| 236.
| | Alienation by debtor subsequent to seizure void as against claims enforceable under seizure. |
| 237.
| | Seizure of immovable by written notice of prohibition. |
| 238.
| | Effect of publication of seizure and registration of notice of seizure. |
| 239.
| | When seizure must be ordered to be withdrawn. |
| 240.
| | List to be made of property seized. |
| 241.
| | Claims to property seized to be reported by Fiscal and investigated by court. |
| 242.
| | Claim to be made at earliest opportunity. |
| 243.
| | Claimant to adduce evidence. |
| 244.
| | Discretion of court to release the property claimed. |
| 245.
| | When may court disallow the claim. |
| 246.
| | Court may continue seizure subject to mortgaged or lien. |
| 247.
| | Action by party claiming right. |
| 248.
| | Punishment as well as damages may be awarded for groundless claim. |
| 249.
| | Seizure of partnership property for debt of partner, other partner may apply for release. |
| 250.
| | Undertaking to be given by applicant. |
| 251.
| | Undertaking, to whose benefit it. |
| 252.
| | Interest of judgment- debtor may be sold. |
| 253.
| | Coin or currency notes to seize how dealt with. |
| 254.
| | How may decree of court, seized be realized. |
| 255.
| | Procedure in case of other property sized by fiscal. |
| 256.
| | Advertisement where property exceeds five thousand rupees in value. [37, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 258.
| | Proceedings at the sale. |
| 259.
| | Court may in certain cases postpone sale. |
| 260.
| | Deposit by purchaser. |
| 261.
| | Payment in full. |
| 262.
| | Default in payment, consequence of. |
| 263.
| | Fresh notification on resale. |
| 264.
| | Bid by a co-sharer. |
| 265.
| | Fiscal to satisfy himself as to bona fides of bidder. |
| 266.
| | Deficiency on resale to be purchaser on Fiscals certificates. |
| 267.
| | On highest bidder not making deposit, next highest may be declared purchaser; difference to be paid by highest bidder on Fiscals certificate. |
| 268.
| | Forfeiture of deposit. |
| 269.
| | Differences realized to augment the purchase money. |
| 270.
| | The amount certified by Fiscal to be recovered as by execution of decree. Cost of notice, publication, or proclamation. |
| 271.
| | No officer conducting sale to bid. |
| 272.
| | Holder of decree may be or purchase. |
| 273.
| | Place of sale of immovable property. |
| 274.
| | Sale of a negotiable instrument or a share in any public company . |
| 275.
| | Sale of other movable property. |
| 276.
| | What may vitiate sale. |
| 277.
| | Delivery to purchaser. |
| 278.
| | Delivery where third party is in possession. |
| 279.
| | Delivery of unsecured debt or share. |
| 280.
| | Endorsement of negotiable instrument or share certificate. |
| 281.
| | In case of other movable property court may make vesting order. |
| 282.
| | Sale not absolute until after thirty days and confirmation by court. |
| 283.
| | Order confirming the sale. |
| 284.
| | When purchaser may apply to set aside sale. |
| 285.
| | When purchaser may get back his purchase money. |
| 286.
| | Conveyance to purchaser. Conveyance to contain sufficient map of the premises. |
| 287.
| | Court may order delivery of possession to purchaser. |
| 288.
| | Mode of delivery where property is in occupancy of person entitled to occupy. |
| 289.
| | Right and title of judgment-debtor not divested by sale till confirmation and execution of Fiscals conveyance. |
| 290.
| | Fiscal may enter property sold. |
| 291.
| | Person in possession may use and enjoy until confirmation of sale. |
| 292.
| | On confirmation and execution of conveyance, Fiscal to deliver possession to grantee. |
| 293.
| | Judgment-debtor may be restrained from waste. |
| 294.
| | Punishment for committing waste. |
| 295.
| | And for disobeying order. |
| 296.
| | Mode of payment to court by attorneys-at- attorneys-at- law and other persons. [39, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 297.
| | Mode of payment to court by Fiscal [39, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 298.
| | Issue of warrant for arrest of debtor execution of decree for money. |
| 299.
| | Issue of notice on debtor as alternative to warrant. |
| 300.
| | Application for warrant to be made by petition and affidavit. |
| 301.
| | No arrest for sum under Rs. 1,500. [40 Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 302.
| | Woman not liable to arrest in execution. |
| 303.
| | Warrant to issue where debtor fails appear on notice. |
| 304.
| | Execution of warrant of arrest. |
| 305.
| | Officer effecting arrest to release debtor on payment of amount of decree and costs of arrest. |
| 306.
| | Discharge of debtor where amount of decree and costs of arrest paid into court. |
| 307.
| | Debtor who has no cause to show to be discharged or committed to Jail. |
| 308.
| | Debtor who has cause to show to be discharged or committed to Jail after inquiry. |
| 309.
| | Written statement to be filed by debtor who desires to show cause. |
| 310.
| | Debtor to be committed to jail or to give security for appearance pending inquiry. |
| 311.
| | Issue of warrant of committal to jail. |
| 312.
| | Debtor discharged under section 306 or section 308 not to be rearrested. |
| 313.
| | Sufficient interim subsistence money to be deposited before arrest. |
| 314.
| | Subsistence allowance during imprisonment to be fixed on commitment. |
| 315.
| | Allowance to be paid monthly in advance. |
| 315A.
| | Power to vary allowance or additional payments. |
| 316.
| | Disbursements by decree holder to be deemed costs. |
| 317.
| | When debtor entitled to be discharged from jail. |
| 318.
| | Limit of imprisonment. |
| 319.
| | Endorsement on the warrant. |
| 320.
| | Application for execution of decree for delivery of movable properly, how to be made. Form of writ. |
| 321.
| | Fiscal to procure delivery thereunder. |
| 322.
| | Amount to be levied and manner of execution. |
| 323.
| | Application for execution of decree for delivery of immovable property, how to be made. Form of writ. |
| 324.
| | Fiscal how to proceed thereunder. |
| 325.
| | Procedure in event of resistance to execution of writ or delivery of property. [41, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 326.
| | Punishment of person obstructing. [10,53 of 1980.] |
| 327.
| | If resistance be made by bona fide claimant in possession, court to dismiss the petition. [41, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 328.
| | Court shall investigate dispute if bona fide claimant be dispossessed in effecting the execution. [41, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 329.
| | Effect of order made under section 326 or section 327 or section 328. |
| 330.
| | How subsequent obstruction to be dealt with. [11,53 of 1980.] |
| 331.
| | Application for enforcement of decree for execution of any conveyance, how to be made. |
| 332.
| | Service of the draft conveyance on judgment-debtor. Objections to draft. |
| 333.
| | Execution of the conveyance by the court. |
| 333A.
| | Meaning of conveyance m section 331 332, and 333.' |
| 334.
| | Application for enforcement of decrees, how to be made. Court may issue writ of execution by seizure and sale. |
| 335.
| | Amount to be levied under writ. |
| 336.
| | Discretion of court to issue execution. |
| 337.
| | When subsequent application may be made for execution of decree partly sat is tied.[12,53 of 1980.] |
| 338.
| | Application by one of several decree-holders for execution of the decree for the benefit of all. |
| 339.
| | Application by assignee of a decree for execution thereof, how to be made. |
| 340.
| | Transferee bound by equities. |
| 341.
| | Legal representative of deceased debtor, how made liable. |
| 342.
| | Fiscal may adjourn sale. |
| 343.
| | Stay of proceedings adjournment of sale by court. |
| 344.
| | All questions arising in execution to be determined by order of court and not by separate action. |
| 345.
| | Procedure where there are cross decrees between the parties. |
| 346.
| | Procedure where parties recover different amounts under same decree. |
| 347.
| | Proceedings here one year hat. elapsed from date of decree. |
| 348.
| | Execution against surety. |
| 349.
| | Decree-holder to certify payment to the court. |
| 350.
| | Concurrence and preference. [43, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 351.
| | Where the same property seized in execution of decrees of more courts than one. |
| 352.
| | Where several decree-holders are entitled to share rate ably in proceeds of a sale of debtor's property. |
| 353.
| | Order for payment of money enforced as a decree. |
| 354.
| | Fine imposed by civil court how to be levied. |
| 355.
| | Writs or warrants to be usually issued to the Fiscal for execution. [44, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 356.
| | To whom may all purpose of court not being writs or warrant be directed.
[45, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 357.
| | Fiscal to executed and serve processes of court. |
| 358.
| | Proceedings against Fiscal for contempt, & c. [46, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 359.
| | Grama seva niladhari or constable to execute or serve processes in his own limits only. |
| 360.
| | Endorsement of process by Fiscal. [47, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 361.
| | Duty of every Fiscal to assist. [48, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 362.
| | Every writ or process to be valid for the whole of Sri Lanka. [ 49, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 363.
| | What acts not within last section. |
| 364.
| | Form of precept. |
| 365.
| | When process may not be served. |
| 366.
| | Outer door not to be forced. |
| 367.
| | In effecting seizure of movable property inner door may be opened. |
| 368.
| | Person executing process always to have writ with him or copy. |
| 369.
| | Body of person to be arrested must be seized or touched. |
| 370.
| | Fiscals return of writ or precept. |
| 371.
| | Report to be accompanied by affidavit to be attached as an exhibit. |
| 372.
| | Power of Fiscal or other person to administer oath therefore. |
| 373.
| | Summary procedure by petition. [51, Law 20 1977.] |
| 374.
| | Form of petition. [ 52, Law 20 1977.] |
| 375.
| | If incidental to an action, petition to be entitled therein. |
| 376.
| | Affidavits and exhibits to be attached to petition. |
| 377.
| | If grounds are sufficient, order may be nisi, or interlocutory. |
| 378.
| | Order as to costs. |
| 379.
| | Form of order. |
| 380.
| | If grounds are insufficient petition to be refused. |
| 381.
| | Petition and order thereon to be filled. |
| 382.
| | Non- appearance of petitioner on day appointed. |
| 383.
| | When court may take order nisi absolute. |
| 384.
| | Proceedings where both parties appear. |
| 385.
| | Right to reply. |
| 386.
| | Additional evidence when admitted |
| 387.
| | Final order. |
| 388.
| | Endorsement on order nisi. |
| 389.
| | Final order made on non-appearance of respondent, not appealable, but may be set aside. |
| 390.
| | Parties to an action of summary procedure. |
| 391.
| | Journal in an action of summary procedure. |
| 392.
| | On death of a party action does not abate if right to sue survives. |
| 393.
| | On death of one out of more plaintiffs or defendants than one, if right to sue survive to or against the rest, action to proceed. |
| 394.
| | If, on death of one of several plaintiffs, the right to sue survives to the rest jointly with legal representative of deceased, legal representative may be made plaintiff. |
| 395.
| | On death of sole plaintiff, legal representative may be substituted. |
| 396.
| | If no application is made by legal representative action may be declared to abate. |
| 397.
| | In case of dispute, court to decide who is legal representative. |
| 398.
| | Of substitution of legal representative of deceased defendant. |
| 399.
| | Action not abated by marriage of female party. |
| 400.
| | Effect of bankruptcy of plaintiff. |
| 401.
| | When assignee does not continue action. |
| 402.
| | When court itself may order action to abate. |
| 403.
| | No fresh action to be brought where action has abated; but court may set aside order. |
| 404.
| | Continuation of action in other cases of assignment of party's interest. |
| 405.
| | Applications under this Chapter how to be made. |
| 406.
| | Withdrawal and adjustment of action. |
| 407.
| | Permission to bring fresh action not to affect prescription. |
| 408.
| | Adjustment of actions out of court. |
| 409.
| | Payment of money into court. |
| 410.
| | Notice thereof. |
| 411.
| | Interest on deposit not allowed to plaintiff after notice. |
| 412.
| | Procedure where plaintiff accepts payment in part satisfaction of his claim. |
| 413.
| | Procedure where plaintiff accepts payment in full satisfaction of his claim. |
| 414.
| | Money must be actually paid. |
| 415.
| | This Chapter to apply to any party. |
| 416.
| | Security for costs where plaintiff resident out of Sri Lanka. [54, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 417.
| | Security for costs where defendant resident out of Sri Lanka. [54, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 418.
| | If security not furnished when ordered, action may be dismissed. |
| 419.
| | What amounts to residing out of Sri Lanka. [55. Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 420.
| | Commission to examine sick person, & c, within jurisdiction. |
| 421.
| | To whom may commission issue. |
| 422.
| | Commission to examine in other cases. |
| 423.
| | When may court issue commission to examine person outside Sri Lanka. |
| 424.
| | Court to execute the commission. |
| 425.
| | Return thereof. |
| 426.
| | Evidence taken under commission when admissible. |
| 427.
| | Foreign courts to which provisions apply.[56, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 428.
| | Commission to make local investigation. |
| 429.
| | Return thereof. |
| 430.
| | Commission to examine accounts. |
| 431.
| | Court to furnish instructions. |
| 432.
| | Evidence taken on commission shall be filed and recorded in the action. |
| 433.
| | Court may order payment into court of expense. |
| 434.
| | Powers of commissioners. |
| 435.
| | Provisions of this Ordinance as to witnesses to apply. |
| 436.
| | Parties should appear before commissioner. |
| 437.
| | Evidence on affidavit. |
| 438.
| | Affidavit to be duly entitled and to be signed by the declarant. |
| 439.
| | Case of illiterate person. |
| 440.
| | Alteration of affidavit. |
| 440A.
| | Issue of certified copies of statements or complaints made to, or of plans or sketches prepared by, police officers or inquirers and the production of such certified copies. [58, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 456.
| | Actions by or against the state. [60, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 457.
| | Service of a process. |
| 458.
| | Attorney- General to have reasonable time to appear. |
| 459.
| | Service on public officer. |
| 460.
| | Public officer may apply for time to answer. |
| 461.
| | Attorney-General, Minister, Deputy Minister, and public officer entitled to notice. |
| 461A.
| | Procedure where no notice has been given under section 461. [61, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 462.
| | Writ against person or property in such action. |
| 463.
| | When Attorney-General may intervene. |
| 464.
| | Where Attorney-General docs not intervene action to proceed as against private party. |
| 465.
| | Minister, Deputy minister or public officer need not appear in person. |
| 470.
| | Action by or against a corporation, or company. |
| 471.
| | Service on corporation or company. |
| 472.
| | Actions against trustees, executors, and administrators |
| 473.
| | All executors & c, made parties. |
| 474.
| | Executors and administrators liable in costs. |
| 475.
| | Husband of executor not to be made party. |
| 476.
| | Action by minor. |
| 477.
| | Next friend and guardian ad litem. |
| 478.
| | Procedure where no next friend. |
| 479.
| | Court may appoint guardian ad litem. |
| 480.
| | No order to affect minor not represented. |
| 481.
| | Who may act as next friend. |
| 482.
| | On cause shown court may remove next friend. |
| 483.
| | Retirement of next friend. |
| 484.
| | Death or removal of next friend. |
| 485.
| | Appointment of new next friend. |
| 486.
| | Minor's right of election on coming of age. |
| 487.
| | Discharge of next friend on minors election to proceed with action. |
| 488.
| | Procedure on election of sole plaintiff to abandon on payment of costs. |
| 489.
| | Application to be ex party. |
| 490.
| | Procedure on election of a co-plaintiff to repudiate. |
| 491.
| | Procedure when ex-minor applies to have action dismissed as unreasonable or improper. |
| 492.
| | Minor may in person sue for wages. |
| 493.
| | Application for appointment of guardian ad litem. |
| 494.
| | When officer of court may be appointed. |
| 495.
| | Co-defendant maybe appointed. |
| 496.
| | Court may remove guardian and litem. |
| 497.
| | Death of guardian. |
| 498.
| | Procedure for execution of decree against minor heir. |
| 499.
| | When court may allow next friend funds for suit. |
| 500.
| | Next friend may not compound action without leave of court. |
| 501.
| | This Chapter to apply to persons of unsound mind and mentally deficient persons. [ 13, 53 of 1980.] |
| 502.
| | Majority, what is. |
| 503.
| | Actions by or , against persons in the naval, military or air force. |
| 504.
| | Agent may sue or defend in person. |
| 505.
| | Service of process in such cases. |
| 506.
| | Copy of summons may commanding officer for service. |
| 507.
| | Warrant of arrest may likewise be delivered for execution. |
| 508.
| | Actions of account. |
| 509.
| | Interlocutory order for taking accounts, & c. |
| 510.
| | Form and scope of order. |
| 511.
| | The taking of the accounts. |
| 512.
| | Reasonable care to be taken in appointing the days for the purpose. |
| 513.
| | Procedure where party makes default. |
| 514.
| | What provision apply when an order is made in an action for an inquiry. |
| 515.
| | Adjournment of the hearing until after the accounts & c shall have been taken,. |
| 516.
| | Deposit of the will of deceased. |
| 517.
| | Penalty on neglect. |
| 518.
| | Who may apply for probate or administration. [65, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 519.
| | Probate or administration compulsory where value of estate is or over twenty thousand rupees. [2,24 of 1969] |
| 520.
| | When Public Trustee may be appointed. |
| 520A.
| | Requirements when Public Trustee applies for letters of administration. [68, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 521.
| | Security. [69, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 522.
| | Duties of public Trustee relating to the administration of estates. [70, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 523.
| | To whom grant in either case should be made. |
| 524.
| | Mode of application and proof in case of a will. |
| 525.
| | Affidavit of no opposition. |
| 526.
| | Court if satisfied with proof, to make order nisi declaring will proved. |
| 527.
| | Order nisi to direct probate. |
| 528.
| | Grant of administration with the copy will annexed. |
| 529.
| | When court may make order absolute in the first instance. |
| 530.
| | Mode of application and proof for grant of administration in absence of a will. [75, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 531.
| | Court declaring petitioner's order nisi for issue of grant. |
| 531A.
| | Court to forward declaration made by me petitioner to the Commissioner-General of Inland Revenue. [76, Law 20 of |
| 531B.
| | Court to grant probate or letters of administration upon provisional certificate. [76, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 532.
| | Notice of order nisi to be advertised. [77, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 533.
| | At final hearing on objection, court shall frame issues. |
| 534.
| | When order nisi shall be made absolute and. When discharged. |
| 534A.
| | Procedure where a corporation is appointed executor under a will. [78, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 535.
| | Who may file a caveat. Effect thereof. |
| 536.
| | Power of District Court to recall or revoke probate or grant of administration |
| 537.
| | Applications therefore to be by petition. |
| 538.
| | Inventory and valuation. |
| 539.
| | Limited probate and administration. |
| 539A.
| | Administration pendente lite. [81, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 539B.
| | Limited letters for sale of property of estate. [81, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 540.
| | Power of administration when not limited. |
| 541.
| | Court may dispense with security. |
| 542.
| | Person dying intestate, death to be reported by next of kin. [2, 24 of 1969.] |
| 543.
| | Penalty for neglect. |
| 544.
| | Who may apply for administration in case of Intestacy. [83, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 545.
| | In event of no application, court may appoint some person to administer the estate. Compulsory, where the value of the estate is twenty thousand rupees or over. [2, 24 of 1969.] |
| 546.
| | Issue of letters ad colligenda. |
| 547.
| | No action maintainable to recover property of testator or intestate of over twenty thousand rupees unless probate or administration has been taken out. [ 84, law 20 of 1977.] |
| 548.
| | Probate when executor is appointed for limited purpose. |
| 549.
| | Fresh grant, when allowed. |
| 550.
| | Rectification of errors in grant. |
| 551.
| | Compensation of executors and administrators. |
| 552.
| | Compensation of several executors. |
| 553.
| | Filing of the account, and payment into court.[85, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554.
| | Executor or administrator who fails to administer within the year liable for interest. |
| 554A.
| | When a certificate of heir ship may be applied for. [86, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554B.
| | Mode of application. [86, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554C.
| | Court if satisfied with proof to make order nisi [86, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554D.
| | At final hearing on objection court shall frame issues. [86, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554E.
| | When order nisi shall be made absolute and when discharged. [86, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554F.
| | When the estate of a deceased person is deemed to be insolvent.[87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554G.
| | Where estate insolvent, applicant for probate, & c, to take steps to have it so declared. [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554H.
| | Where estate insolvent, executor or administrator to take steps to have it so declared. [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554J.
| | Creditor, & c, may also apply for adjudication of estate as insolvent.[87, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 554K.
| | Order nisi declaring estate insolvent. [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554L.
| | When order nisi to be served.[87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554M.
| | Person interested may intervene. [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554N.
| | Order absolute to be advertised [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554P.
| | Actions and execution proceedings to be stayed after such order nisi.[87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554Q.
| | When court may point fit administer estate. [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554R.
| | How insolvent estate to be distributed. [87 Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554S.
| | Powers and obligations of executors and administrators. [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554T.
| | Administration of estates not to be saved due to appeal .[87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554U.
| | Sealing of foreign probates or letters of administration. [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554V.
| | Conditions to be fulfilled before sealing.[87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554W.
| | Security for payment of debts. [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554X.
| | Duplicate or copy of probate or letters of administration. [ 87, Law 20 0f 1977.] |
| 554Y.
| | Liabilities of executors and administrators. [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554Z.
| | Resealing court deemed to be court issuing probate or letters of administration. [87, Law 20 1977.] |
| 554AA.
| | British Courts Resealing Rules deemed to be in force.[87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554BB.
| | Interpretation [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554CC.
| | Stamp duty to be first charge on the estate of the deceased. [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 554DD.
| | Transitional provision. [87, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 555.
| | Definition of "person of unsound mind." |
| 556.
| | District Court to institute inquiry. |
| 557.
| | When may petition be dismissed. |
| 558.
| | Procedure on court being satisfied that inquiry ought to be instituted. |
| 559.
| | Proceeding in such case. |
| 560.
| | Person alleged to be of unsound mind may be required to attend. |
| 561.
| | Assessors. |
| 562.
| | Issue. |
| 563.
| | Trial of issue to be public. |
| 564.
| | Person of unsound mind to be present. |
| 565.
| | Adjudication on the Issue. Costs. |
| 566.
| | When petition to be dismissed after inquiry. |
| 567.
| | Manager to be appointed. |
| 568.
| | Guardian of person. |
| 569.
| | Allowance to manager or guardian. |
| 570.
| | Duties of guardian. |
| 571.
| | Powers of manager. Restrictions on manager's powers. |
| 572.
| | Inventory. Account. |
| 573.
| | Excess over expenditure, to be paid into kachcheri. |
| 574.
| | Relative may sue for account. |
| 575.
| | Manager or guardian how to be removed. |
| 576.
| | Punishment for neglect or refusal to account. |
| 577.
| | Where not necessary court need not appoint manager. |
| 578.
| | Further inquiry when person of unsound mind so found alleged to have recovered. |
| 579.
| | Saving of Mental Diseases Ordinance. |
| 580.
| | Appeal to Court of Appeal. |
| 580A.
| | Provisions applicable to menially deficient persons. [14,53 of 1980.] |
| 581.
| | Proceedings exempt from stamp duty. |
| 582.
| | Certificate of right to have charge of minor's property. |
| 583.
| | Application for appointment of person to have charge of property or person of minor. |
| 584.
| | To be made in district where minor resides. |
| 585.
| | Charge of property of minor to whom to be granted. |
| 586.
| | When charge of property may be granted to any fit person. |
| 587.
| | Guardian to have charge of the person and maintenance, to be appointed at the same time. |
| 588.
| | Costs of inquiries. |
| 589.
| | Impeachment of the inventory and accounts. |
| 590.
| | Any relative of minor may sue curator for accounts. |
| 591.
| | Recall of the certificates. |
| 592.
| | Resignation and discharge of curator of property, or guardian of person of minor. |
| 593.
| | Allowance of curator. |
| 594.
| | Minor's education. |
| 595.
| | Trustees. |
| 596.
| | Procedure in matrimonial actions. |
| 597.
| | Court of district in petitioner resides to have jurisdiction. |
| 598.
| | Co-defendant. |
| 599.
| | Affidavit where co-defendant is excused. |
| 599A.
| | Sections 598 and 599 to apply where adultery of the husband is alleged. [91, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 602.
| | Decree to be passed declaring marriage dissolved. [93, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 603.
| | Defendant when entitled to relief. |
| 604.
| | Decree to be decree nisi in the first instance.[94, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 605.
| | Decree when to be made absolute. |
| 607.
| | Actions of nullity of marriage. |
| 608.
| | Application for separation or for divorce whether after decree of separation or otherwise. |
| 609.
| | Separated wife's property. |
| 610.
| | Separated wife's contracts amp rights to sue. |
| 611.
| | When decree for separation may be revised by the court which made it. |
| 612.
| | Co-defendant may be order to pay costs. |
| 614.
| | Alimony pen-dente lite. |
| 615.
| | Settlement upon decree of divorce or separation. [100, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 618.
| | Court may inquire into ante-nuptial and post nuptial settlements. |
| 619.
| | Court may before decree for separation order maintenance of minor children. |
| 620.
| | Court may after decree of separation make order respecting custody, & c., of minor children. |
| 621.
| | Court may make interim order and also provide for custody, & c, of minor children in decree. |
| 622.
| | Court may after decree absolute make orders respecting custody, & c, of minor children. |
| 623.
| | Adjournment and further evidence. |
| 624.
| | Appeal. |
| 624A.
| | Enforcement of alimony and maintenance orders. [102, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 625.
| | When parties may marry again. [103, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 626.
| | Protection of third parties dealing with wife after decree made and before reversal. |
| 627.
| | Saving of the application of this Chapter as to Muslim and Kandyan marriages. [104, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 628.
| | Interpleader actions. |
| 629.
| | Form of plaint. |
| 630.
| | Property claimed to be deposited in court. |
| 631.
| | Procedure at the hearing. |
| 632.
| | Who may not be sued in interpleader. |
| 633.
| | Of the plaintiff costs therein. |
| 634.
| | Procedure where stakeholder is sued by defendant. |
| 635.
| | Power to make order for costs not with standing want of jurisdiction. |
| 636.
| | When want of jurisdiction caused by exclusive jurisdiction of any court or tribunal, averment of jurisdiction in plaint is traversed. [105, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 637.
| | Order of dismissal not reversed on appeal, conclusive as to jurisdiction of other court. [105, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 638.
| | And conversely. [105, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 650.
| | Arrest before judgment. [106, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 651.
| | Arrested person to be discharged on giving bail. otherwise committed to prison. |
| 652.
| | Arrested person may deposit money with Fiscal instead of giving bail. |
| 653.
| | Of sequestration before judgment. [107, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 654.
| | Plaintiff to give security before such warrant of arrest or sequestration is issued. |
| 655.
| | Who may make affidavit in lieu plaintiff. |
| 656.
| | Punishment for wilfully false statement. |
| 657.
| | Manner of sequestration. |
| 658.
| | Manner of investigating any claim to property sequestered. |
| 659.
| | Costs and damages where sequestration wrongful. |
| 660.
| | Effect of sequestration on prior rights. |
| 661.
| | Subsequent seizure of property under decree unnecessary. |
| 662.
| | When Injunction may be granted. |
| 663.
| | Disobedience to injunction how punished. |
| 664.
| | Application to be on notice to opposite party. |
| 665.
| | Effect on corporation, & c. |
| 666.
| | How set aside or varied. |
| 667.
| | When court may award compensation to respondent. |
| 668.
| | Order for sale of perishable property. |
| 669.
| | Order for detention, preservation, or inspection of property. |
| 670.
| | Application herein to be made by way of summary procedure. |
| 671.
| | When court may appoint a receiver. |
| 672.
| | Notice of application. |
| 673.
| | Receivers to give security and pass accounts. |
| 674.
| | Power of court to remove, or require fresh security. |
| 675.
| | Powers conferable by the court not to exceed those of parties themselves. |
| 676.
| | Matter in difference in action may by consent of parties be referred to arbitration. |
| 677.
| | The matter in difference to referred to arbitrator by order of court. |
| 678.
| | Appointer of an umpire. |
| 679.
| | In event of death, & c, court may appoint new arbitrator; or supersede arbitration. |
| 680.
| | When court may appoint umpire. |
| 681.
| | Powers of umpire appointed after reference. |
| 682.
| | Court to issue process. |
| 683.
| | Extension of time for award. |
| 684.
| | When umpire may enter on the reference in lieu of arbitrators. |
| 685.
| | Award to be filed in court. |
| 686.
| | Award may be in form of special case. |
| 687.
| | Application to set aside or correct the award. |
| 688.
| | When court may correct award. |
| 689.
| | Court may make order as to costs. |
| 690.
| | When court may remit award for reconsideration. |
| 691.
| | When an award is void. When award is not valid |
| 692.
| | Judgment to be according to the award. |
| 693.
| | Agreement to refer any difference to arbitration may be filed in court. |
| 694.
| | Court to order reference thereon. |
| 695.
| | Provisions of this Chapter to apply to such reference. |
| 696.
| | Award made on a reference independently of court may be filed in court. |
| 697.
| | Application therefore. |
| 698.
| | Filing and enforcement of such award. |
| 699.
| | Agreed statement of case for decision of court. |
| 700.
| | When value of property is to be stated therein . |
| 701.
| | To what court agreement may be presented. |
| 702.
| | Judgment and decree thereon. |
| 703.
| | Action by summary procedure on liquid claims. |
| 704.
| | Defendant not to appear or defend except with leave. |
| 705.
| | Instrument to be produced with the plaint, and affidavit to be made. |
| 706.
| | When leave to defend may be granted. |
| 707.
| | When court may set aside decree, &c. |
| 708.
| | Court may order deposit of instrument. |
| 709.
| | Recovery of expenses incurred in noting. |
| 710.
| | Saving clause. |
| 711.
| | Special trial roll to be kept. |
| 712.
| | Proceedings to discover property withheld, &c. |
| 713.
| | Order to accompany citation. |
| 714.
| | Examination of person cited. |
| 715.
| | Further evidence. |
| 716.
| | Unless the person cited gives security decree awarding to possession to the petitioner. |
| 717.
| | Disobedience to decree contempt. |
| 718.
| | Executor, &c, how compelled to return inventory and accounts. |
| 719.
| | How executor or administrator may be discharged from commitment. |
| 720.
| | Petition by creditor or legatee to compel payment. |
| 721.
| | Citation to issue. Hearing and decree. |
| 722.
| | Appeal. |
| 723.
| | Executor may file intermediate account at any time. |
| 724.
| | Court may compel executor to file intermediate account at any time. |
| 724A.
| | Procedure where executor or administrator has failed to file an account under section 553. [108, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 724B.
| | Court to grant a discharge to the executor or administrator where estate has been duly administered and distributed. [108, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 725.
| | Judicial settlement of account . |
| 726.
| | Who may apply for accounting. |
| 727.
| | Order to account. |
| 728.
| | Person cited may bring in other parties. |
| 729.
| | Executor, &c, may petition for judicial settlement of his account. Citation. |
| 730.
| | Hearing. |
| 731.
| | Creditor not citied may appear. |
| 732.
| | Executor, &c. whose grant has been revoked may petition. |
| 733.
| | Affidavit to be annexed to accounts. |
| 734.
| | Vouchers to be produced. |
| 735.
| | Accounting party to be examined. |
| 736.
| | Court to determine claims. |
| 737.
| | Prescription. |
| 738.
| | Court may allow for property lost & c. |
| 739.
| | Effect of judicial settlement. |
| 740.
| | Decree for payment and distribution. |
| 741.
| | When specific property may be delivered. |
| 742.
| | When money may be retained. |
| 743.
| | Share of person of unsound mind minor. |
| 744.
| | Appeal. |
| 745.
| | Compulsory judicial settlement of accounts in cases of persons of unsound mind, mentally deficient persons and minors. [ 16, 53 of 1980.] |
| 746.
| | Voluntary judicial settlement of accounts in case of persons of unsound mind and minors. |
| 747.
| | Procedure. |
| 748.
| | Appeal. |
| 749.
| | Requisites of petitions relating to persons of unsound mind, mentally deficient persons, minors, or trustees. [17,53 of 1980.] |
| 750.
| | Citations. |
| 751.
| | Security bonds. |
| 752.
| | Security From managers and curators. [18,53 of 1980.] |
| 753.
| | Powers of revisions by Appeal |
| 754.
| | Mode of Preferring appeal.[109, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 755.
| | Notice of appeal. [109, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 756.
| | Procedure in respect of appeal and application for leave to appeal .[109, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 757.
| | Security to be bond by bond and with surety. |
| 758.
| | Form of appeal.[111, Law 20 of 1977]. |
| 759.
| | Where petition to be rejected. |
| 760.
| | When one of several plaintiffs or defendants may appeal against whole decree. |
| 760A.
| | Death or change of status of party to appeal. [113, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 761.
| | Application for execution of decree not to be entertained till expiry of appealable time. [114, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 763.
| | Application for execution of decree pending appeal must be on notice to debtor; and execution will only be granted on security. |
| 764.
| | Exception in favour of the State. |
| 765.
| | Appeal notwithstanding lapse of time. |
| 766.
| | Petition therefore. |
| 767.
| | Order of Court of Appeal thereon. |
| 768.
| | Hearing of appeal. [116, Law 20 of 1977] |
| 769.
| | Appellant and respondent to be heard. |
| 770.
| | Power of court to adjourn hearing. [118, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 771.
| | Rights of respondent to object to decree. |
| 772.
| | Rights of respondent at hearing. |
| 773.
| | Power of court to dismiss the appeal, affirm, vary or set aside the decree or direct new trial, &c. [119, Law 20 of 1977.] |
| 774.
| | Judgment of the court. |
| 776.
| | Decree of the Court of Appeal. |
| 777.
| | Execution of the decree passed in appeal. |
| 792.
| | Summary procedure case of contempt. |
| 793.
| | Summons to accused. |
| 794.
| | When may court issue warrant simultaneously with summons. |
| 795.
| | Judge to record minute of facts observed by him. |
| 796.
| | On day of hearing court may ask accused if he admits truth of charge. |
| 797.
| | Form of the conviction and sentence thereon. |
| 798.
| | Appeal to Court of Appeal. |
| 799.
| | Procedure for carrying out sentence of court in case of conviction for contempt. |
| 800.
| | Sentences to be imposed under this Chapter. [20, 53 of 1980.] |
| 834f.
| | Privilege from arrest of Judges, parties registered attorneys and counsel. |
| 835.
| | When may civil court send cases for investigation to Magistrate. |
| 836.
| | Warrant of arrest may be cancelled on ground of illness of party. |
| 837.
| | Judgment debtor under arrest may be released on illness. |
| 838.
| | Released judgment debtor may be rearrested. |
| 839.
| | Inherent powers of court saved. |
|