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[Subsidiary]
L.N. 325/82.
Order for transfer of cause. L.N. 217/87.
Directions for trial.
CAP. 179]
Matrimonial Causes Rules
[1987 Ed.
Provided that the court may, on the application of a party, direct that the examination of that party shall be held at the registry or at such other place as the court thinks convenient.
(2) Every party presenting himself for examination shall sign, in the presence of the inspector or inspectors, a statement that he is the person referred to as the petitioner or respondent, as the case may be, in the order for the examination, and at the conclusion of the examination the inspector or inspectors shall certify on the statement that it was signed in his or their presence by the person who has been examined.
(3) Every report made in pursuance of rule 30 shall be filed and either party shall be entitled to be supplied with a copy on payment of the prescribed fee.
32. (1) The court may order that a cause or application pending in the district court be transferred to the High Court, where, having regard to all the circumstances including the difficulty or importance of the cause or application or of any issue arising therein, the court thinks it desirable that the cause or application should be heard and determined in the High Court.
(2) An order under paragraph (1) may be made by the judge of his own motion or on the application of a party, but before making an order of his own motion the judge shall give the parties an opportunity of being heard on the question of transfer and for that purpose the registrar may give the parties notice of a date, time and place at which the question will be considered.
(3) Any cause or application transferred to the High Court under paragraph (1) may be re-transferred to the district court at any stage of the proceedings if the High Court thinks it desirable.
33. (1) On the written request of the petitioner or of any party who is defending a cause begun by petition, the registrar shall give directions for the trial of the cause if he is satisfied-
(a) that any application for directions required by rule 13(2), or by that rule as applied by rule 16(7) or 22(1), has been made:
(b) that a copy of the petition (including any supplemental or amended petition) and any subsequent pleading has been duly served on every party required to be served and, where that party is a person under disability, that any affidavit required by rule 106(2) has been filed;
(c) if no notice of intention to defend has been given by any party entitled to give it, that the time limited for giving such notice has expired;
(d) if notice of intention to defend has been given by any party, that the time allowed him for filing an answer has expired;
(e) if an answer has been filed, that the time allowed for filing any subsequent pleading has expired;
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