s 36B Court may prohibit, etc., further applications or documents in pending proceedings
36B.—(1) This section applies where any proceedings over which the Court exercised jurisdiction under section 35 (whether commenced before, on or after the date of commencement of section 9 of the Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 2024) are pending before the Court (called in this section the pending proceedings). (2) Where the Court is satisfied that the filing of an application (called in this subsection Application C) by a party in the pending proceedings, or any document in support of Application C, will or is likely to —(a) impede the just, expeditious or economical resolution or disposal of any matter in the pending proceedings; or (b) where a child is a party to, or a subject of, the pending proceedings — have an adverse effect on the welfare of the child, the Court may make one or more orders to prohibit the party, without the permission of the Court — (c) from filing Application C or any other application in the pending proceedings, or from filing any document in support of any such application; or (d) from filing any application to amend, vary or discharge an order made under paragraph (c). (3) Where the Court is satisfied that an application (called in this subsection Application D) filed by a party on or after the date of commencement of section 9 of the Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 2024 in the pending proceedings, or any document filed in support of Application D, will or is likely to be of the nature or have the effect mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (b) in relation to a child who is a party to, or a subject of, the pending proceedings, the Court may make one or more of the following orders:(a) an order that Application D be treated as dismissed or the document filed in support of it be treated as expunged (as the case may be) on a date specified by the Court, if the party does not comply by that date with any condition imposed by the Court; (b) an order staying the proceedings in Application D until the specified date mentioned in paragraph (a); (c) an order prohibiting the party from filing, without the permission of the Court —(i) any document in support of Application D; (ii) any other application, or document in support of such application, in the pending proceedings; or (iii) any application to amend, vary or discharge an order mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii) or paragraph (a) or (b).[Act 4 of 2024 wef 03/03/2025]