The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013 (6) The application of this Rule shall not in itself constitute a ground for delaying the opening or the course of the oral proceedings. 47. (1) The Court may, on application of any party, strike out or expunge all or part of a pleading or other document, with or without leave to amend, on the ground that the pleading or other document— (a) may prejudice or delay the fair trial of the case; or (b) is scandalous, frivolous or vexatious; or (c) is an abuse of the process of the Court. Striking out pleadings (2) An application under this Rule shall state concisely the grounds on which it is made. SECTION X: AMENDMENT OF PLEADINGS 48. For the purpose of determining the real question in controversy between the parties, or of correcting any defect or error in any pleading, a party may amend its pleading— (a) without leave of the Court, before the close of pleadings; (b) with the consent of all parties, and where a person is to be added or substituted as a party, that person’s consent; or (c) with leave of the Court. 49. (1) A party that amends its pleading under paragraph (a) or (b) of Rule 48, shall lodge the original of the amended version of the pleading in the registry, and shall forthwith serve a copy thereof on every other party. 31 General power to amend Amendment without leave