ENACTMENT NO. 12 OF 1986 ADMINISTRATION OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ENACTMENT 1986
PART III- SYAR'IAH COURTS Procedure in Civil Proceedings
Section 128. Trial or hearing.
(1) If, at the time appointed for the hearing, the plaintiff does not appear, thero pceedings may be struck out.
(2) If the plaintiff appears, but the defendant does not appear, the plaintiff may prove his case and the Court may give judgment.
(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2)-
(a) in any case the Court may order an adjournment; and
(b) the Court may deal with a counter-c1aim although the clmm is struck out.
(4) If the defendant appears and admits the plaintiff's claim, the Court my give judgment without hearing evidence.
(5) If the defendant desires to defend, the party against whom judgment would be given on the pleadings and admissions made, if no evidence were taken, shall have the right to begin.
(6) Each party may address the Court and may then give evidence and call his witnesses who shall be examined and may be cross-examined, re-examined, questioned by the Court, and recalled in like manner as provided in section 113 for criminal proceedings.
(7) After the conclusion of the evidence, each party may sum up his case, but the party who began shall address the Court last.
(8) The Court may call any evidence which it considers necessary, but no party shall be obliged to give evidence against his will.
(9) Thereafter the Court shall give judgment in open Court, either at once or at a later time of which notice shall be given to the parties.