At any time and for sufficient reason the court may order that any particular fact or facts be proved by affidavit, or that the affidavit of any witness be read at the hearing, on such conditions as it thinks reasonable.
Civil Procedure Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 244
Power to Order Proof by Affidavit · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
Where it appears to the court that either party desires the production of a witness for cross-examination, and that such witness can be produced, no order under sub-Article (1) shall be made.