Jurisdiction Of Court In Malaysia
The criminal jurisdiction of other malaysian courts namely the sessions court the high court and the court of appeal will be examined in the next part.
Jurisdiction of court in malaysia. In malaysia there are two high courts having coordinate jurisdiction and status that is the high court in malaya and the high court in sabah and sarawak. Filed under criminal law procedural law tagged with criminal procedure. However the court of appeal overturned the high court s decision. The court also does not have the required jurisdiction to invoke its inherent powers as provided in order 92 rule 4 of the rules of court 2012.
Article 121 of the constitution provides for two high courts of co ordinate jurisdiction the high court in malaya and the high court in sabah and sarawak. Thus the high court dismissed the defendant s application. All high court registries and the subordinate courts found in peninsular malaysia including the courts in the federal territories of kuala lumpur and putrajaya are under the jurisdiction of the high court in malaya. The jurisdiction of the courts in civil or criminal matters are contained in the subordinate courts act 1948 and the courts of judicature act 1964.
Determine law made by parliament legislature of a state is valid invalid. The high court in malaya consists of a chief judge and forty seven judges whilst high court in sabah and sarawak consists of a chief judge and ten judges. Jurisdiction of court in malaysia by anis shuib 1.