East African Community Court of Justice Rules of Procedure, 2019. (3) The Court may dismiss but shall not allow any preliminary objection, application, appeal or cross-appeal without affording the opposing party an opportunity to be heard. (4) After hearing the opposing party, the Court may allow but shall not dismiss any preliminary objection, application, appeal or cross-appeal without giving the objector, applicant, appellant or cross-appellant an opportunity to reply. (5) The provisions of this Rule shall apply where notice of grounds for affirming the decision has been given, in the same way in all respects as where notice of cross-appeal has been given. Judgment. 119. (1) The judgment of the Court shall be pronounced in open court, either on the hearing date or at any subsequent date, of which notice shall be given by the Registrar to the parties to the appeal or application. (2) Such judgment may be pronounced notwithstanding the absence of the Judges who composed the Court or any of them, and the judgment of any Judge not present may be read by another Judge or by the Registrar. General powers of the Court. 120. The Court may in dealing with any appeal, confirm, reverse or vary the judgment of the First Instance Division or remit the proceedings to it with such directions as may be appropriate or order a new trial where it is manifest that a miscarriage of justice has occurred and to make any incidental or consequential orders including orders as to costs. Certified copies. 121.A certified copy of the judgment shall be sent by the Registrar to the First Instance Division. 122.A party may apply to the Court for the interpretation of the Judgment, ruling or order. Interpretation of Court judgments. Review. Publication of judgements. 123.An application for review of a judgment under Article 35 of the Treaty shall be mutatis mutandis in accordance with rule 83 of these Rules. 124.Judgments of the Court may be published in law reports. 70