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In a 1991 case, the High Court held that this was statutory recognition of the common law misdemeanour of contempt of court. [10] The Subordinate Courts' power to punish acts of contempt can be found principally in two statutes, section 8 of the Subordinate Courts Act, [11] and section 410 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010. [12]
A figure of Lady Justice in the centre of Rodolfo Nolli's 1939 sculpture Allegory of Justice in the tympanum of the Old Supreme Court Building. Judicial independence is protected by Singapore's Constitution, statutes such as the State Courts Act and Supreme Court of Judicature Act, and the common law.
Previously, under section 56A of the Subordinate Courts Act ("SCA"), [6] when a constitutional question arose in proceedings before the Subordinate Courts, the Courts could refer the question to the High Court and, meanwhile, stay the proceedings. However, this did not mean that the Subordinate Courts could not decide constitutional questions ...
The Sale of Goods Act, [39] an English Act made applicable to Singapore by the Application of English Law Act, sets out legal rules relating to the sale and purchase of goods. The Women's Charter [ 40 ] sets out the law relating to marriage, divorce and separation, family violence, and the protection of women and girls.
Under the Malaysia Act 1963, the judicial power of Malaysia was vested in a Federal Court, a High Court in Malaya, a High Court in Borneo and a High Court in Singapore. This new structure was officialised with effect from 16 March 1964 through the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (M'sia), [ 54 ] which replaced the Supreme Court of the Colony of ...
A subordinate court may refuse to state a case for the High Court if it is of the opinion that the application for it is frivolous, except if the application is made by the Public Prosecutor. If a subordinate court refuses to state a case, an applicant may apply to the High Court for an order to compel the subordinate court to do so. [106]
The Supreme Court and Subordinate Courts of Singapore: A Charter for Court Users, Singapore: Supreme Court of Singapore & Subordinate Courts of Singapore, 1997, OCLC 224717046. Supreme Court Singapore: Excellence into the Next Millennium, Singapore: Supreme Court of Singapore, 1999, ISBN 978-981-04-1266-1.
The Subordinate Courts are not empowered to grant prerogative orders. [13] [14] [15] The amendment of the provision removed a specific reference to the High Court's power to issue writs of quo warranto, [16] a remedy used to challenge a person's right to hold public office. There are no reported cases of quo warranto having been issued in ...