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c. High Court

✓ Consist of two chief judges, one in peninsular Malaysia and

one in Sabah and Sarawak.

✓ Each court consists of Chief Judge and not less than 4 other

judges and not exceed 47 for Malaya & 10 for Sabah &

Sarawak.

✓ Cases heard by a single judge or by a judicial commissioner

✓ Jurisdiction to hear:

i. General supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction over

all the Subordinate Courts,

ii. Hear appeals from the Subordinate Courts in civil and

criminal matters.

iii. Original jurisdiction is unlimited, but in practice HC

does not try a small criminal or civil cases.

iv. Other than matters involving Islamic law.

v. The High Courts have original jurisdiction in criminal

cases punishable by death.

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