(3) For the making of such complaint and for the recovery of such costs, no courtfee shall be
payable by the complainant.
26. Immunity of persons attending courtsmartial 1[or court of appeals] from arrest.__(1) No
president or member of a courtmartial, 1[or court of appeals], no Judge advocate, no party to any
proceeding before a courtmartial 1[or court of appeals], or his legal practitioner or agent and no
witness acting in obedience to a summons to attend a courtmartial 1[or court of appeals], shall, while
proceeding to attending, or returning from a courtmartial, be liable to arrest by civil or revenue
process.
(2) If any such person is arrested under any such process, he may be discharged by order of the
courtmartial 2[or, as the case may be, court of appeals].
27. Priority in respect of naval personnel's litigation.__(1) On the presentation to any court,
by or on behalf of any officer 3[chief petty officer or sailor], of a certificate, from the proper naval
authority, of leave of absence having been granted to or applied for by him for the purpose of
prosecuting or defending any suit or other proceeding in such court, the court shall, on the application
of such person, arrange, so far as may be possible, for the hearing and final disposal of such suit or
other proceeding within the period of the leave so granted or applied for.
(2) The certificate from the proper naval authority shall state the first and last day of the leave or
intended leave, and set forth a description of the case with respect to which the leave was granted or
applied for and shall be duly signed and authenticated by such authority.
(3) No fee shall be payable to the court in respect of the presentation of any such certificate or
of any application by or on behalf of any such person for priority for the hearing of his case, and
every such certificate duly signed or authenticated as aforesaid shall be conclusive evidence of the
correctness of the contents thereof.
(4) Where the court is unable to arrange for the hearing and final disposal of the suit or other
proceeding within the period of such leave or intended leave as aforesaid, it shall record its reasons
for its inability to do so, and shall cause a copy thereof to be furnished to such person on his
application without any payment whatever by him in respect either of the application for such copy
or of the copy itself.
(5) Every criminal court before which a case is pending against any officer or rating shall, so far
as may be possible, arrange for the early hearing and final disposal of such case.
1 Ins. by the Pakistan Navy (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1984 (37 of 1984), s. 4.
2 Added ibid.
3 Subs. by the Pakistan Navy (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1980 (55 of 1980), s. 10, "for or rating”.
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