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Administration of Justice Law (No. 44 of 1973) - Sect 331

Form of written sub missions

331.
(1) The written submissions shall be typewritten, printed or lithographed and shall be in the form of paragraphs numbered consecutively and shall contain as concisely as possible-
(a) the relevant facts with reference to the pages of the record on which the evidence referred to appears;
(b) the matter in issue;
(c) the errors alleged to have been committed by the court, with reference to the judgment or order of court;
(d) the statutes, rules or regulations and the authorities relied upon, with reference to the relevant sections or portions thereof;
(e) the relief claimed in appeal.
(2) Submissions not in conformity with this section may be struck out by the Supreme Court.
(3) The Supreme Court in fixing costs of appeal may take into account any prolixity in the submissions and reduce the costs accordingly.

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