Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 732A

732A. Saving the provisions of any other law, in those instances where the law allows the court to raise ex officio a plea in a judgment without raising such ple a prior to the action being pu t off for judgment, without allowing the parties to take cognizance o f such plea before judgment is de livered, and without the parties being allowed to produce such evi dence or plead in relation to the plea, the court shall not raise s uch a plea in its judgment but shall raise such a plea in open court or by decree in camera and the parties shall be allowed to produce evidence and make oral submissions thereupon before judgment on the plea raised by the court is delivered. Sub-title II OF THE CHALLENGE OF JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES AND OF SURROGATION Challenge or abstention of judge. Amended by: L.N.148 of 1975.