Judgment when and where pronounced

¹[(1)] The Appellate Court, after hearing the parties or their pleaders and referring to any part of the proceedings, whether on appeal or in the Court from whose decree the appeal is preferred, to which reference may be considered necessary, shall pronounce judgment in open Court, either at once or on some future day of which notice shall be given to the parties or their pleaders.

²[(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), if neither party nor his pleader appears when the appeal is called on for hearing, the Appellate Court may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, if considers the materials on record are sufficient to dispose of the appeal on merits, pronounce judgment in open Court immediately or on a date to be fixed by it.]

¹ Sub-rule (1) was numbered by section 15(c) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act No. XXXVI of 2026). (With effect from 08th May 2025).

² Sub-rule (2) was added by section 15(c) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act No. XXXVI of 2026). (With effect from 08th May 2025).