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ORDER 55C
APPEALS FROM DISTRICT
JUDGES OR MAGISTRATES IN CHAMBERS
JUDGES OR MAGISTRATES IN CHAMBERS
1.
—(1) Subject to section 21(2B) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Chapter 322), an appeal shall lie to a Judge of the High Court in Chambers from —
(a)
any judgment, order or decision of a District Judge in Chambers (not given or made in his capacity as the Registrar), including a judgment given, or an order or a decision made, on appeal from the Registrar; and
(b)
any judgment, order or decision of a Magistrate in Chambers (not given or made in his capacity as the Registrar).
[S 708/2010 wef 01/01/2011]
(2) The Chief Justice may, from time to time, direct that such class or classes or description of proceedings be heard in Chambers, and any such proceedings, whether heard in open Court or in Chambers, shall be deemed to have been heard in Chambers for the purpose of paragraph (1).
(3) The appeal shall be brought by serving on every other party to the proceedings, in which the judgment, order or decision was given or made, a notice in Form 112 to attend before the Judge of the High Court in Chambers on a day specified in the notice.
(4) Unless the Court otherwise orders, the notice must be issued within 14 days after the judgment, order or decision appealed against was given or made and served on all other parties within 7 days of it being issued.
(5) Except so far as the Court may otherwise direct, an appeal under this Rule shall not operate as a stay of the proceedings in which the appeal is brought.
(6) Where an application for further arguments has been made —
(a)
no notice of appeal shall be filed in respect of the judgment, order or decision until the Court —
(i)
affirms, varies or sets aside the judgment, order or decision after hearing further arguments; or
(ii)
certifies, or is deemed to have certified, that it requires no further arguments; and
(b)
the time for filing a notice of appeal in respect of the judgment, order or decision shall begin on the date the Court —
(i)
affirms, varies or sets aside the judgment, order or decision after hearing further arguments; or
(ii)
certifies, or is deemed to have certified, that it requires no further arguments.
[S 241/2012 wef 01/06/2012]
(7) For the purposes of paragraph (6), unless the Registrar informs the party making the application within 14 days of the receipt of the application that the Court requires further arguments, the Court shall be deemed to have certified that it requires no further arguments.
[S 241/2012 wef 01/06/2012]
2.
—(1) A party applying for leave under section 21(1) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act to appeal against any judgment, order or decision of a District Judge or Magistrate in Chambers (not given or made in his capacity as the Registrar), must file his application —
(a)
to the District Judge or Magistrate in Chambers within 7 days from the date of the judgment, order or decision; and
(b)
in the event that leave is refused by the District Judge or Magistrate, to the High Court within 7 days from the date of the refusal.
[S 708/2010 wef 01/01/2011]
(2) A party who has obtained leave to appeal under this Rule shall file and serve the notice of appeal within 14 days from the date on which such leave was given.