the Court granted PALU's request for an extension of time to file the Reply and required PALU to file the response within fifteen (15) days from 6 December 2012 . The Registry sent the Order to PALU by electronic mail on 12 December 2012 then served PALU with the Order by a letter dated 13 December 2012. 28. On 16 May 2013 , PALU filed the Applicant's Rejoinder to the Response , dated 15 May 2013. By a letter dated 17 May 2013, the Registrar served the Rejoinder on the Respondent. 29. On 13 June 2013, the Registry received a Note Verbale from the Respondent dated 12 June 2013 in which the Respondent stated that the Applicant's Rejoinder was filed out of time and contrary to the Order of the Court of 5 December 2012 since it had been filed after the fifteen (15) days granted for the same commencing 6 December 2012 and without any support from the Rules. The Respondent pleaded for the Rejoinder to be dismissed or that it would counter the Rejoinder accordingly. 30. By a letter dated 24 June 2013 , the Respondent was informed that at its 29 1h Ordinary Session, the Court decided that the Applicant's Rejoinder had been properly filed and that the Respondent was further requested to respond thereto within thirty (30) days, if it so wished 31 . By a letter dated 23 July 2013, the Registrar notified the Parties of the hearing of the Application on 26 and 27 September 2013 and provided them with the issues that they would expected to make submissions on , as well as Guidelines