ENACTMENT NO. 13 OF 2002 SYARIAH COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002
PART VIII - PLEADINGS
Section 67. Defence to counterclaim.
(1) Where any defendant counterclaims, the plaintiff shall, if he desires to defend the counterclaim file and cause to be served on the defendant a defence to the counterclaim within such time as the Court shall direct.
(2) If the plaintiff fails to comply with subsection (1), section 16 shall apply as if the plaintiff were a defendant.