Section 65
Form of defence
of Syariah Civil Procedure Ordinance, 2001
State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 65 of 248
Section 65
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(1)
Every defence shall be signed by the defendant or his
Peguam Syarie and shall—
(a)
either admit or deny every material allegation of the fact in the statement of claim;
(b)
state concisely any new facts on which the defendant relies by way of defence; and
(c)
raise concisely and without argument any necessary matters of law.
(2)
A denial under subsection (1)(a) shall not be evasive but shall answer the point of substance.