Law of Civil Procedure

1.The court administration shall immediately notify the judge of the motion for disqualification, and the judge shall within four days following the notification respond to the chief judge of the court in writing regarding disqualification and grounds thereof. If he fails to respond within the prescribed period, or if he responds in support of the grounds for disqualification and such grounds are valid, or if he refutes such grounds but are proven against him, the chief judge of the court shall declare him disqualified from considering the case.2.If the judge sought to be disqualified is a chief judge of a court of first instance, the motion for disqualification shall be decided by the chief judge of the competent court of appeals. If the judge to be disqualified is a chief judge of a court of appeals or a judge of the Supreme Court, the motion for disqualification shall be decided by the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court.3.If the chief judge –as the case may be –denies the motion for disqualification, he shall issue an order to this effect and such order shall be final. Part 9 Evidentiary Procedures Cancelled Chapter 1 General Provisions Cancelled