s 52 Application for permission of Court, etc.
52.—(1) An application for the permission of the Court or the appellate court to appeal or an application mentioned in section 21A(1), 36(6) or 49(3)(b) or (7) must be made in the manner that may be prescribed in the Rules of Court.[12/2012; 40/2019] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (2) The Court is to determine an application for permission to appeal without a hearing unless it appears to the Court or the appellate court that a hearing is required.[40/2019] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (3) For the purposes of this section —(a) an application for permission of the Court may be heard and determined by a Judge sitting in chambers in the Court; and[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (b) the appellate court has the like powers and jurisdiction on the hearing of such applications as the Court or any Judge sitting in chambers in the Court has on the hearing of such applications.[40/2019] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022]