ENACTMENT NO. 12 OF 1986 ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ENACTMENT 1986
PART III- SYAR'IAH COURTS Procedure in Civil Proceedings
Section 125. Defence.
(1) Any defendant may file a written defence, and shall in that event hand to the Court a copy thereof for each plaintiff, which the Court shall cause to be served.
(2) If the defendant has not, at the time of his first appearance, filed a defence and does not desire to do so, but intends to defend the action, the Court shall ascertain orally the grounds of his defence, and he shall not thereafter raise other grounds of defence without leave of the Court.
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(3) If the defendant desires to file a defence, the Court shall fix a time within which he shall do so, which shall ordinarily be not less than seven days prior to the trial or hearing.
(4) If the defendant wishes to raise matters by way of counter-claim, the Court may either permit him to do so, or direct him to file separate proceedings.