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[Subsidiary]
CAP. 4] The Rules of the Supreme Court-Order 72 [1988 Ed.
(2) In this Order "particular proceedings" means a type of proceedings for which provision has been made by the Chief Justice for separate listing.
The Various Lists (O. 72, r. 2)
2. (1) There may be lists, in which actions and other proceedings may be entered in accordance with the provisions of this Order, and a judge shall be in charge of each list.
(2) In this Order references to the judge shall be construed as references to the judge for the time being in charge of a particular list.
(3) The judge shall have control of the proceedings in his particular list and, subject to the provisions of this Order and to any directions of the judge, the powers of a judge in chambers (including those exercisable by the Registrar) shall, in relation to any proceedings in such an action (including any appeal from any judgment, order or decision of the Registrar, given or made prior to the transfer of the action or proceedings to the relevant list) be exercisable by the judge.
(4) Paragraph (3) shall not be construed as preventing the powers of the judge being exercised by some other judge.
Entry of action in particular list when action begun (O. 72, r. 4)
4. (1) Before a writ or originating summons by which particular proceedings are to be begun is issued out of the Registry, it may be marked in the top left-hand corner with words identifying the relevant list, and on the issue of a writ or summons so marked the action begun thereby shall be entered in that list.
(2) If the plaintiff intends to issue the writ or originating summons by which particular proceedings are to be begun out of the Registry and to mark it in accordance with paragraph (1), and the writ or the originating summons, as the case may be, is to be served out of the jurisdiction, an application for leave to issue the writ or summons and to serve the writ or the summons out of the jurisdiction may be made to the judge.
(3) The affidavit in support of an application made to the judge by virtue of paragraph (2) must, in addition to the matters required by Order 11, rule 4(1), to be stated, state that the plaintiff intends to mark the writ or originating summons in accordance with paragraph (1) of this rule.
(4) If the judge hearing an application made to him by virtue of paragraph (2) is of opinion that the action in question should not be entered in the list in question, he may adjourn the application to be heard by the Registrar.
Transfer of action to particular list after action begun (O. 72, r. 5)
5. (1) At any stage of the proceedings in any action any party thereto may apply by summons to the judge to transfer the action to a particular list.
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