High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
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The High Court in Sabah and Sarawak is one of Malaysia’s two high courts, exercising superior civil and criminal jurisdiction over the states of Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
High Court of Malaysia
ⓘ
superior court ⓘ |
| above |
Magistrates’ Court in Sabah and Sarawak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sessions Court in Sabah and Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
High Court of Sabah and Sarawak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahkamah Tinggi Sabah dan Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| below |
Court of Appeal of Malaysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Court of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canHear |
appeals from subordinate courts in Sabah
ⓘ
appeals from subordinate courts in Sarawak ⓘ major civil cases at first instance ⓘ serious criminal cases at first instance ⓘ |
| canIssue |
certiorari
ⓘ
habeas corpus ⓘ mandamus ⓘ prerogative writs ⓘ prohibition ⓘ quo warranto ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | Article 121 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Courts of Judicature Act 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exercisesJurisdiction |
civil matters
ⓘ
criminal matters ⓘ |
| hasAdditionalRegistriesIn |
other towns in Sabah
ⓘ
other towns in Sarawak ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Sabah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerOf |
interpretation of state constitutions of Sabah and Sarawak
ⓘ
interpretation of the Federal Constitution ⓘ judicial review of administrative action ⓘ |
| hasSeatIn |
Kota Kinabalu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judicialHeadTitle | Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | superior ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Malaysia Time (UTC+8) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | High Court in Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Malaysian judiciary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Superior Courts of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankInJudiciary | third highest judicial office in Malaysia ⓘ |
| region | East Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLawApplied |
Malaysian federal law
ⓘ
state laws of Sabah ⓘ state laws of Sarawak ⓘ |
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