A 98
[Subsidiary]
CAP. 4] The Rules of the Supreme Court Order 26 [1988 Ed.
(3) The Court may give such further directions or orders, whether on application by a party or its own motion, as may, in the circumstances, be appropriate.
ORDER 26
INTERROGATORIES
Discovery by interrogatories (O. 26, r. 1)
1. (1) A party to any cause or matter may apply to the Court for an order-
(a) giving him leave to serve on any other party interrogatories relating to any matter in question between the applicant and that other party in the cause or matter, and
(b) requiring that other party to answer the interrogatories on affidavit within such period as may be specified in the order.
(2) A copy of the proposed interrogatories must be served with the summons, or the notice under Order 25, rule 7, by which the application for such leave is made.
(3) On the hearing of an application under this rule, the Court shall give leave as to such only of the interrogatories as it considers necessary either for disposing fairly of the cause or matter or for saving costs; and in deciding whether to give leave the Court shall take into account any offer made by the party to be interrogated to give particulars or to make admissions or to produce documents relating to any matter in question.
(4) A proposed interrogatory which does not relate to such a matter as is mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be disallowed notwithstanding that it might be admissible in oral cross-examination of a witness.
Interrogatories where party is a body of persons (O. 26, r. 2)
2. Where a party to a cause or matter is a body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, being a body which is empowered by law to sue or be sued whether in its own name or in the name of an officer or other person, the Court may, on the application of any other party, make an order allowing him to serve interrogatories on such officer or member of the body as may be specified in the order.
Statement as to party, etc., required to answer (O. 26, r. 3)
3. Where interrogatories are to be served on two or more parties or are required to be answered by an agent or servant of a party, a note at the end of the interrogatories shall state which of the interrogatories each party or, as the case may be, an agent or servant is required to answer, and which agent or servant.
A 98
[Subsidiary]
CAP. 4] The Rules of the Supreme Court Order 26 [1988 Ed.
(3) The Court may give such further directions or orders, whether on application by a party or its own motion, as may, in the circumstances, be appropriate.
ORDER 26
INTERROGATORIES
Discovery by interrogatories (O. 26, r. 1)
1. (1) A party to any cause or matter may apply to the Court for an order-
(a) giving him leave to serve on any other party interrogatories relating to any matter in question between the applicant and that other party in the cause or matter, and
(b) requiring that other party to answer the interrogatories on affidavit within such period as may be specified in the order.
(2) A copy of the proposed interrogatories must be served with the summons, or the notice under Order 25, rule 7, by which the application for such leave is made.
(3) On the hearing of an application under this rule, the Court shall give leave as to such only of the interrogatories as it considers necessary either for disposing fairly of the cause or matter or for saving costs; and in deciding whether to give leave the Court shall take into account any offer made by the party to be interrogated to give particulars or to make admissions or to produce documents relating to any matter in question.
(4) A proposed interrogatory which does not relate to such a matter as is mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be disallowed notwith- standing that it might be admissible in oral cross-examination of a witness.
Interrogatories where party is a body of persons (O. 26, r. 2)
2. Where a party to a cause or matter is a body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, being a body which is empow- ered by law to sue or be sued whether in its own name or in the name of an officer or other person, the Court may, on the application of any other party, make an order allowing him to serve interrogatories on such officer or member of the body as may be specified in the order.
Statement as to party, etc., required to answer (O. 26, r. 3)
3. Where interrogatories are to be served on two or more parties or are required to be answered by an agent or servant of a party, a note at the end of the interrogatories shall state which of the interrogatories each party or, as the case may be, an agent or servant is required to answer, and which agent or servant.
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