578

Matters to
be heard in
Court and
Chambers.

Apph
in Chi

Motions and
summonses.

Form 1,

Ch. 31. No. 1.) Compantes.

Court and Chambers.

4. (1) The following matters and applications shall be heard and
determined in open Court :—

(a) Petitions.

(6) Appeals from the Official Receiver and the Liquidator.

(c) Public Examinations.

(d) Applications under subsections (1) and (2) of section 260 of the
Ordinance and such applications under subsection (4) of the said
section as can be made to the Court.

{e) Proceedings under section 201 of the Ordinance.

(f) Applications under subsection (1) of section 262 of the
Ordinance.

(g) Applications under section 206 of the Ordinance.

(4) Applications under section 274 of the Ordinance.

(t) Applications under subsection (2) of section 319 of the
Ordinance.

(j) Applications for the committal of any person to prison for
contempt.

(&) Applications to rectify the Register.

(!) Applications relating to the admission or rejection of proofs.

Qt) Such matters and applications as the Judge may from time to
time by any general or special orders direct to be heard in open
Court.

(2) Examinations of persons summoned before the Court under
section 204 of the Ordinance, shall be held in Court or in Chambers as the
Court shall direct.

(3) Every other matter or application in the Court under the
Ordinance to which these rules apply may be heard and determined in
Chambers.

5. Subject to the provisions of the Ordinance and these rules :—

(1) All matters which under the Ordinance or these rules may be
heard and determined in Chambers shall be heard and determined by
a Judge, provided however that any such matter which the Registrar
of the Supreme Court at present has jurisdiction to hear and
determine under the Judicature Ordinance or any rules made
thereunder, may be heard and determined by him.

(2) Any matter or application before the Registrar of the Supreme
Court may at any time be adjourned by him to be heard before the
Judge either in Chambers or in Court.

(3) Any matter or application may, if the Judge or as the case may
be, the Registrar of the Supreme Court, thinks fit, be adjourned from
Chambers to Court, or from Court to Chambers.

6. (1) Every application in Court other than a petition shall be made
by motion, notice of which shall be served on every person against whom
an order is sought, not less than two clear days before the day named in
the notice for hearing the motion, which day must be one of the days
appointed for the sittings of the Court.