PART XX - INTERLOCUTORY PROCEEDINGS AND INTERIM ORDER CHAPTER 2 - INTERIM ORDER AND OTHERS
Section 201. Interim order of hadhanah.
(1) Subject to the provisions of the Islamic Family Law Enactment 1984, on the application of any party for the hadhanah of a child in any cause or matter, if the Court is satisfied that the circumstances requires an interim order to be made for the hadhanah of a child, the Court may make such order which shall have immediate effect and continue until the Court has made a decision on the cause or matter.
(2) An application under this section shall not be made before the action has begun unless the case is one of urgency whereby the interest of justice and protection of the applicant or the child clearly require immediate intervention of the Court.
(3) In the case of urgency the application may be made ex-parte supported by an affidavit and that affidavit shall contain clear and concise statement-
(a) of the facts giving rise to the claims against the defendant in the proceedings;
(b) of the facts giving rise to the claims for an interim order;
(c) of the facts relied on as justifying the ex-parte application including details of any notice given to the defendant or, if no notice had been given, the reasons for not doing so;
(d) of any facts known to the applicant which might cause the Court not to grant an interim order;
(e) of whether any previous similar ex-parte application has been made to any Judge and, if so, the order made in that previous application, and