Superior Courts Act, 2013 (Act No. 10 of 2013)

Chapter 6 : Provisions applicable to High Court only

27. Removal of proceedings from one Division to another or from one seat to another in same Division

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(1)If any proceedings have been instituted in a Division or at a seat of a Division, and it appears to the court that such proceedings—
(a)should have been instituted in another Division or at another seat of that Division; or
(b)would be more conveniently or more appropriately heard or determined—
(i)at another seat of that Division; or
(ii)by another Division,

that court may, upon application by any party thereto and after hearing all other parties thereto, order such proceedings to be removed to that other Division or seat, as the case may be.

 

(2)An order for removal under subsection (1) must be transmitted to the registrar of the court to which the removal is ordered, and upon the receipt of such order that court may hear and determine the proceedings in question.