Jurisdiction Of Federal Court In Malaysia
It is housed in the palace of justice in putrajaya.
Jurisdiction of federal court in malaysia. The court was established during malaya s independence in 1957 and received its current name in 1994. Court structure and jurisdiction federal court background historical background hierarchy jurisdiction federal court judges chief justice former chief justice registry office of the federal court. Jurisdiction of court in malaysia by anis shuib 1. However the federal court also goes on circuit to the major towns of penang ipoh kota bharu johor bahru alor setar kuantan malacca kuching and kota kinabalu section 75 of the courts of judicature act 1964.
Mahkamah persekutuan malaysia is the highest court and the final appellate court in malaysia. Jurisdiction a appellate jurisdiction article 128 3 to determine appeals from the court of appeal and the high court. The federal court malay. Decide on disputes on any other question between states between federation any other states in malaysia.
Judicial power of the federation. Its decision binds all the courts below. B exclusive original jurisdiction article 128 1 to determine a any question on the validity of law made by parliament or by the legislature of a state. They are the federal court.
Federal court of malaysia istana kehakiman precint 3 62506. Determine law made by parliament legislature of a state is valid invalid. Mahkamah persekutuan is the highest court within the hierarchy of legal jurisdictions in malaysia. Each is headed by a federal judge called the chief justice of the federal court president of the appeal court and chief judge of the high courts of malaya and sabah and sarawak respectively.
The highest court in the land the appeal court the high court of malaya and the high court of sabah and sarawak. The federal court of malaysia malay. Prior to 1985 the privy council was the final court of appeal for malaysia. 1b there shall be a court which shall be known as the mahkamah rayuan court of appeal and shall have its principal registry at such place as the yang di pertuan agong may determine and the court of appeal shall have the following jurisdiction that is to say.