Jurisdiction Of High Court In Malaysia

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.
Jurisdiction of high court in malaysia. Br previously prior to 1978 in respect of criminal matters the judicial committee of the privy council uk was the apex court of malaysia like so many other commonwealth realms. Determine law made by parliament legislature of a state is valid invalid. Jurisdiction of court in malaysia by anis shuib 1. There are two 2 high courts having coordinate jurisdiction in malaysia namely the high court in malaya malay.
Hence this forms two different local jurisdictions of courts for the peninsular malaysia and also for the east malaysia. Should the second class magistrate opine that he does not have enough in terms of jurisdictional or sentencing power he may take the necessary steps to adjourn the case for trial by a first class magistrate as. The malaysian legal system hierarchy is explained below. The federal court of malaysia in the highest court of the land.
The article 121 of the constitution presents two high courts of equivalent jurisdiction the malaysian high court and the high court in sarawak and sabah. Jurisdiction of session court and magistrate court. The high court may act as a court of first instance and appellate court. Location of high court in malaysia subordinate court background historical.
This is the highest court in malaysia and hears appeals of civil decisions of the court of appeal where the federal court gives the permission. There are generally two types of trials criminal and civil. Mahkamah tinggi di sabah dan sarawak. Section heading office of the chief registrar federal court of malaysia istana kehakiman precint 3 62506.
This court also hears criminal appeals but only on those cases when first the high court has exercised its original jurisdiction in the matter. Mahkamah tinggi di malaya and the high court in sabah and sarawak malay. The magistrates court the court for children and the sessions court are subordinate courts. Within the local jurisdiction of the court.
The hierarchy of courts of malaysia starts with the magistrates court as the first level followed by the sessions court high court court of appeal and the federal court of malaysia. The hierarchy of courts begins from the magistrates court sessions court high court court of appeal and finally the federal court. Section 24 of the courts of judicature act 1964 act 91 provides the high court civil jurisdiction to include.