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4.22.—(1) [[FORM 4.14]] The petition shall specify the grounds on which it is presented and the nature of the relief which is sought by the petitioner, and shall be filed in court with one copy for service under this Rule.
(2) The court shall fix a hearing for a day (“the return day”) on which, unless the court otherwise directs, the petitioner and the company shall attend before the registrar in chambers for directions to be given in relation to the procedure on the petition.
(3) On fixing the return day, the court shall return to the petitioner a sealed copy of the petition for service, endorsed with the return day and time of hearing.
(4) The petitioner shall, at least 14 days before the return day, serve a sealed copy of the petition on the company.
4.23.—(1) On the return day, or at any time after it, the court shall give such directions as it thinks appropriate with respect to the following matters—
(a)service of the petition, whether in connection with the venue for a further hearing, or for any other purpose;
(b)whether particulars of claim and defence are to be delivered, and generally as to the procedure on the petition;
(c)whether, and if so by what means, the petition is to be advertised;
(d)the manner in which any evidence is to be adduced at any hearing before the judge and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the above) as to—
(i)the taking of evidence wholly or in part by affidavit or orally;
(ii)the cross-examination of any deponents to affidavits;
(iii)the matters to be dealt with in evidence;
(e)any other matter affecting the procedure on the petition or in connection with the hearing and disposal of the petition.
(2) In giving directions under paragraph (1)(a), the court shall have regard to whether any of the persons specified in Rule 4.10 should be served with a copy of the petition.
4.24. The following Rules in Chapter 3 apply, with the necessary modifications—
Rule 4.16 (notice of appearance);
Rule 4.17 (list of appearances);
Rule 4.20 (notice and settling of winding-up order); and
Rule 4.21 (transmission and advertisement of order).
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