sec.27Judge may perform the duties of another judge

### sec.27 Judge may perform the duties of another judge In the case of absence or disability of a judge, or on an emergency, another judge may, at the request in writing of the firstmentioned judge or of the Chief Justice, act for the first mentioned judge, and may exercise all the powers and perform all the duties which that judge might have exercised or performed. If a District Court judge is not available in the place where a matter is to be heard urgently, a Supreme Court judge may hear the matter and may exercise all the powers and perform all the duties that a District Court judge might have exercised or performed. s 27 amd 2002 No. 34 s 10 sch 1 ; 2003 No. 77 s 68 (sec.27-ssec.1) In the case of absence or disability of a judge, or on an emergency, another judge may, at the request in writing of the firstmentioned judge or of the Chief Justice, act for the first mentioned judge, and may exercise all the powers and perform all the duties which that judge might have exercised or performed. (sec.27-ssec.2) If a District Court judge is not available in the place where a matter is to be heard urgently, a Supreme Court judge may hear the matter and may exercise all the powers and perform all the duties that a District Court judge might have exercised or performed.