43. Powers of Court

to procure and receive all such evidence, written or oral, and to examine all such persons as witnesses as the Court may think it necessary or desirable to procure or examine;

to require the evidence, whether written or oral, of any witness to be made on oath or affirmation or by statutory declaration;

to summon any person to attend before the Court or to give evidence or produce any document or other thing in his or her possession and to examine him or her as a witness or require him or her to produce any document or other thing in his or her possession;

to issue a warrant of arrest to compel the attendance of any person who, after being summoned to attend, fails to do so and who does not excuse such failure to the satisfaction of the Court and to order him or her to pay all costs which may have been occasioned in compelling his or her attendance or by reason of his or her refusal to obey the summons;

to exercise the powers of a Magistrate’s Court for the purpose of giving effect to a warrant of arrest or an order of imprisonment.

every person likely to be affected by the order has been given an opportunity to be heard concerning the order; and

the Court is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to make the order.

over which the Court has jurisdiction under section 35; and

that are commenced on or after the date of commencement of section 10 of the Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Act 2024.