CPC 1908 § 35A — Adjournment costs

Statutory text (English)

If, on the date fixed for hearing in any proceedings, a party to the
proceedings or any other person, despite service of notice, fails to appear or comply with any order of
the Court or mandator yprovision of the Code or any other law for the time being in force, seeks an
adjournment for such purpose, the Court shall, for sufficient cause and reasons to be recovered, grant
such adjournment on the condition that such party or person shall pay to the other party, costs of
adjournment which shall not be less than five thousand Rupees per adjournment or such higher amount
as may be prescribed from time to time:

Provided that if the Court is satisfied that the adjournment being sought is on account of
unavoidable reasons beyond the control of the party concerned, which reasons shall be recorded by the
Court, the Court may grant adjournment without imposing adjournment cost:

Provided further that if the Court finds that there is a tendency of seeking repeated
adjournments by any party on such grounds, the Court may not grant adjournment without imposing
the adjournment costs as the Court may deem fit.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.35A: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (Act No. V of 1908; portal status 'Under Review'; reflects amendments through the CPC (Amendment) Act, 2023 incl. inserted s.159), p. 23, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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