52.
Commencement of Service:In the cases provided for in sections 49, 50 and 51, service shall be effective from the
time of delivery of the summons to the commanding officer, the prisons officer or the
captain of the ship respectively.
53.
Transmission of Summons to Another Court:A summon may be transmitted for service to the lowest Court within whose jurisdiction
the defendant resides, or to any Court by which service can be more conveniently
effected.
54.
Endorsement of Service:The official serving the summons shall endorse on the original summons the date and
time of service, the name, trade and profession of the defendant or of the person upon
whom it is served and his relation to the defendant. The official shall obtain the signature
of such person on the summons or the official shall prove the refusal of such person to
receive the summons and the reason thereof.
55.
Other Summons:The provisions of this Chapter shall, as far as practicable apply to all kinds of summons
made by the Court.
CHAPTER 3.
VALUATION OF SUIT
56.
Valuation of Suit:The value of a suit shall be assessed according to the rules laid down in the Schedule and
rules laid down in each locality till such time when the rules committee makes
regulations of general application in the New Sudan.
CHAPTER 4.
APPEARANCE AND NON-APPEARANCE
OF PARTIES AND THE CONSEQUENCE OF NON
APPEARANCE
57.
Right to Appear:(1) On the day fixed for hearing of the suit, the parties shall attend at the Court in person
or by their respective advocates.
(2) An appearance by the following shall be deemed as appearance by the parties
themselves:(a) the Attorney-General, his representatives and legal counsels appearing on
behalf of CANS units, whether Secretariats, Departments or parastatal bodies;
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