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Leave to defend
Act: Banking Companies (Recovery of Loans, Advances, Credits and Finances) Act 1997
Section Provisions
ACT XV OF 1991 ACT XV OF 1997 BANKING COMPANIES (RECOVERY OF LOANS, ADVANCES, CREDITS AND FINANCES) ACT, 1997 An Act to repeal, and with certain modifications to consolidate and re‑enact the Banking Companies (Recover, of Loans) Ordinance, 1979 and the Banking Tribunals Ordinance, 1984 [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part I, 2nd June, 19971 No.F.9(19)/97‑Legis., dated 2‑6‑1997.‑‑The following Act of Majlis‑e 3hoora (Parliament) received the assent of the President on the 31st May, 1997 s hereby published for general information: Whereas it is expedient further to repeal and with certain modifications to consolidate and re‑enact the Banking Companies (Recovery of Loans) Ordinance, 1979 (XIX of 19,79) and the Banking Tribunals Ordinance, 1984 (LVIII of 1984); It is hereby enacted as under:‑‑ 10. Leave to defend.‑‑Subject to section 11, the Banking Court shall, upon an application made by a defendant within twenty‑one days, give leave to defend the suit, if a serious and bona fide dispute is raised thereby: Provided that where service has been validly effected only through publication in the newspapers the Banking Court may extend the time for filing an application for leave to defend if satisfied that the defendant did not have knowledge thereof.