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The highest position in the judiciary of Malaysia is the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia (also known as the Chief Justice of Malaysia), followed by the President of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Judge of Malaya, and the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak. The superior courts are the High Court, Court of Appeal, and the Federal ...
The Court of Appeal (Malay: Mahkamah Rayuan Malaysia; Jawi: محکمه رايوان مليسيا ) is an appellate court of the judiciary system in Malaysia. It is the second highest court in the hierarchy below the Federal Court .
The courts of Penang and Malacca merged with the rest of Malaya to form the Supreme Court of the Federation of Malaya. This continued upon independence in 1957 until 1963. When Malaya , Sabah , Sarawak , and Singapore formed Malaysia in 1963, the court was renamed the Federal Court of Malaysia .
The high courts in Malaysia are the third-highest courts in the hierarchy of courts, after the Federal Court and the Court of Appeal.Article 121 of the Constitution of Malaysia provides that there shall be two high courts of co-ordinate jurisdiction—the High Court in Malaya and the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak (before 1994, the High Court in Borneo).
The Penang High Court, then known as the Supreme Court, had been established in 1808 within Fort Cornwallis nearby, the first such court to be set up in the Malay Peninsula. [1] Its establishment also marked the introduction of a modern legal system in Malaya , which would evolve to become the current judiciary of Malaysia .
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The dual system of law is provided in Article 121(1A) of the Constitution of Malaysia. Article 3 also provides that Islamic law is a state law matter with the exception for the Federal Territories of Malaysia. [1] Islamic law refers to sharia law, and in Malaysia it is known and spelled as syariah. The court is known as the Syariah Court ...
Subordinate Courts Rules Act 1955: 55 In force Summonses and Warrants (Special Provisions) Act 1971: 25 In force Superior of the Institute of the Congregation of the Brothers of Mercy (Incorporation) Act 1972: 86 In force Supplementary Income Tax Act 1967: 54 Repealed by Act 497 Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat Act 2010: 714 In force