Law of Civil Procedure

1.A judge may be disqualified for any of the following reasons: a)If he, or his wife, has a case similar to the case before him. b)If he, or his wife, has a dispute with a litigant or the wife of the litigant after the case under consideration was filed before the judge, unless such case was filed with the intention of disqualifying the judge from considering the case pending before him. c)If his divorcee with whom he has a child or one of his relatives or in-laws up to the fourth degree has a dispute before the court with a litigant in the case or with the wife of the litigant, unless the case was brought with the intention of disqualifying him. d)If a litigant is his servant or the judge had regularly dined or resided with him, or if he had received a gift from him shortly before the lawsuit was filed or thereafter. e)If enmity or friendship exists between him and a litigant which would likely compromise his ability to judge impartially. 2.A petition for disqualification shall result in a stay of the case until said petition is decided on.