Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998 s 121
Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998 s 121
s 121 Absence of parties
(1) If, when any action is called on for hearing—
(a) neither party appears, the Court may dismiss the action;
(b) the defendant does not appear, the Court may, subject to proof of due service, hear and determine the action in his absence; or
(c) the plaintiff does not appear, the Court may dismiss the action and hear and determine any counterclaim.
(2) The Court shall, before making any judgment on the plaintiff’s claim under paragraph (1)(b) or the defendant’s counterclaim under paragraph (1)(c), order the plaintiff or the defendant, as the case may be, to take an oath of istizhar.
(3) Where there are more than one plaintiff or defendant and only one of them is present, the Court may hear the action against the one present and determine the action against the parties absent in accordance with subsection (1) or (2).
(4) The Court may in its discretion in any of the cases specified in subsection (1) or (3) order an adjournment.
Malay text (authoritative)
Ketidakhadiran pihak-pihak
(1) Jika, apabila mana-mana tindakan dipanggil untuk pendengaran—
(a) tiada satu pihak pun hadir, Mahkamah boleh membuang tindakan itu;
(b) defendan tidak hadir, Mahkamah boleh, tertakluk pada bukti penyampaian wajar, mendengar dan memutuskan tindakan itu tanpa kehadirannya; atau
(c) plaintif tidak hadir, Mahkamah boleh membuang tindakan itu dan mendengar dan memutuskan apa-apa tuntutan balas.
(2) Mahkamah hendaklah, sebelum membuat apa-apa penghakiman mengenai tuntutan plaintif di bawah perenggan (1)(b) atau tuntutan balas defendan di bawah perenggan (1)(c), memerintahkan plaintif atau defendan, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, supaya mengangkat sumpah istizhar.
(3) Jika terdapat lebih daripada seorang plaintif atau defendan dan hanya seorang sahaja daripada mereka yang hadir, Mahkamah boleh mendengar tindakan itu terhadap pihak yang hadir itu dan memutuskan tindakan terhadap pihak-pihak yang tidak hadir mengikut subseksyen (1) atau (2).
(4) Mahkamah boleh mengikut budi bicaranya dalam mana-mana hal yang dinyatakan dalam subseksyen (1) atau (3) memerintahkan penangguhan.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
