ORDER V

1THE SUPREME COURT RULES, 1978 1THE SUPREME COURT RULES, 1978. The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, in exercise of its rule making powers, and in consultation with the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council, hereby makes the following Rules: PART‑I GENERAL ORDER‑V BUSINESS IN CHAMBERS 3[1 The powers of the Court in relation to the following matters may be exercised by the Registrar: (1) Application for revivor or substitution. (2) Application for discovery and inspection (3) Application for delivery of Interrogatories. (4) Certifying of cases as fit for employment of Advocate. (5) Application for substituted service. (6) Registration of petitions, appeals, suits and other matters, (7) Application for time to plead, for production of documents and generally relating to conduct of cause, appeal or matter and to allow from time to time any period or periods not exceeding six weeks, in the aggregate, and for doing any other act necessary to make a cause, petition or appeal complete. (8) Approval of translator. (9) Approval of Interpreter. (10) Application for payment into Court. (11) Application for change of advocate on record. (12) Application by advocate ' on record for leave to withdraw.' (13) Application for search, inspection or getting copies of any document or record by parties to proceedings and third parties on payment of prescribed fees and charges. (14) Application for return of documents. (15) Determination of the quantum of court fee payable in respect of any document. (16) Application for issue of a refund certificate in respect of excess court‑fee paid by mistake. (17) Application for a transcript record instead of printed record. (18) Application for production of documents out side Court premises. (19) Application for further particulars, better statement of claim or defence (20) Application for payment of money out of Court or handing over of discharge of security. (21) * Application for enforcing payment of costs. (22) Application for extending returnable dates of warrants. (23) Application for taxation and delivery of bill of costs and for the delivery by an Advocate on record of documents and papers. (24) Application for bringing on record the legal representatives of a deceased party. (25) Show cause notice to the parties who fail to prosecute or defend appeals, petitions or matters pending before the Court with due diligence. (26) Application for permission to exhibit or use documents in a language other than Urdu or English. (27) Application for permission to get paper book prepared outside the Court (28) Application for extension of time limit for filing of affidavits. (29) Application for security of costs. (30) Application for assignment of Security Bonds. (31) Setting down, cause, appeal or matter ex parte. The powers of the Court in relation to the following matters may be exercised by a single Judge sitting. in Chambers but subject to reconsideration, at the instance of any aggrieved party, by the Full Court, which may include the Judge who dealt with the matter: (1) Application for leave to compromise or discontinue pauper appeals. (2) Application for striking out or adding party. (3) Application for separate trials of causes of action. (4) Application for separate trials to avoid embarrassment. (5) Rejection of plaint. (6) Application for setting down for judgement in default or written statement. (7) Application for striking out any matter in pleading. (8) Application for amendment of pleadings. (9) Application for enlargement of time to amend. (10) Application for withdrawal of suit, appeal or petition, for rescinding leave to appeal and for dismissal for non prosecution. (11) Application to tax bills returned by Taxing Officer. (12) Application for costs of taxation where one sixth is taxed off. (13) Application for review of taxation by Court. (14) Application for enlargement or abridgment of time, except those covered by item 8 of rule 1 and application for condonation of delay in filing petitions for leave to appeal. (15) Application for issue of commissions (16) Application for order against the clients for payments of costs (17) Application for production of evidence by affidavit. (18) Application for stay of execution of a decree or order in criminal proceedings. (19) Application for stay of execution of a sentence or order in criminal proceedings. (20) Application for the grant of bail. (21) Application to set aside ex pane orders (22) Consent .petitions.] 3. An appeal shall lie from the Registrar in all cases to the Judge in Chambers. 4 An application for reconsideration under rule 2 and an appeal under rule 3 shall be filed within thirty days of the date of the order complained of. 5. The Registrar may, and if so directed by the Judge in Chambers shall, at any time adjourn any matter and place it before the Judge in Chambers, and the Judge in Chambers may at any time refer any matter into Court, and the Court may direct that any matter shall be transferred from the Registrar or the Judge in Chambers to the Courts.