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Rule 61
Subject of Debate, Order of Debate and Dignity of the Bench

(1) The bench shall determine the main points to be discussed before the debate.
(2) At the beginning of the argument, the lawyer appearing on behalf of the petitioner, the plaintiff or the appellant, and then the lawyer of the respondent will argue.
(3) If there is an assistant of the court (Amicus Curia) in a case, he will argue after the conclusion of the arguments of the legal practitioner appointed on behalf of the other defendant.
(4) If there is an application or appeal from both parties in a case, the bench will determine which party's legal practitioner will argue first.
(5) If there is more than one legal practitioner in a case, the senior legal practitioner shall argue as the leading legal practitioner and after him the other legal practitioners shall argue on "more factual or legal questions respectively". Can.
(6) Law practitioners should debate while focusing on the question to be decided in the case.
(7) In cases involving more than one legal practitioner, the chief legal practitioner shall be responsible for managing the overall debate including the time of the debate.
(4) A legal practitioner shall maintain the dignity of the court while entering the courtroom, staying in the courtroom, arguing or leaving the courtroom.