Date for hearing
10.—(1) Upon receiving an application under rule 8 the court shall fix a date for the hearing of the application unless it considers that the application can properly be dealt with without a hearing, and upon the same ground the court may cancel any hearing fixed under this paragraph.
(2) Where a hearing is fixed under paragraph (1) an officer shall endorse the date of it on the application form, shall seal and return the form and retain a copy.