Judicial Decision In Malaysia
Although singapore left malaysia in 1965 the high court of singapore remained part of the malaysian judicial system until the supreme court of singapore was reintroduced in 1969.
Judicial decision in malaysia. This means that the courts will not look at the reasons why the government acted in that way but they would only look at whether the decision making process was done in a legal way. The current chief justice of the federal court effective 2 may 2019 is yang amat arif tun tengku maimun tuan mat the president of the court of appeal is dato rohana yusuf and the chief judge of malaya is tan sri dato sri. Office of the chief registrar federal court of malaysia istana kehakiman precint 3 62506 putrajaya malaysia.
Federal court of malaysia istana kehakiman precint 3 62506. Rules of court 17. Such laws could also provide for appeals from suh courts to the supreme court.
Making of rules of court 17a. 4 laws of malaysia act 91 section 14. The high court case of re leadmont development sdn bhd 2018 mlju 1320.
The superior courts are the high court court of appeal and the federal court while the magistrates courts and the sessions courts are classified as subordinate courts. The privy council appeals were allowed on criminal and constitutional matters only until 1 january 1978 while the appeals for civil matters were abolished on 1 january 1985. The federal court the highest court in malaysia reviews decisions referred from the high court of peninsular malaysia the high court of sabah and sarawak and subordinate courts.
Judicial precedent is a system where a judge of a court makes a decision and the court at the same level as it or the courts below it in the hierarchy of the malaysian judicial system are bound to follow the decision make by it if the illegal point facts and situation in the case is similar as the case where the decision is made. Judicial management orders were granted ex parte for two related companies leadmont development sdn bhd leadmont and its subsidiary sierra delima sdn bhd sierra delima. Protection of judges and other judicial officers 15.
Judicial decisions are also affected by various internal and external factors including legal personal ideological and political influences. To stay relevant court decisions have to keep up with the changing times and the justices decision making power is subject to the support afforded by the other branches of government in implementation and enforcement. Under the federation of malaya agreement 1948 subordinate courts could be constituted by laws made under the agreement.
Council of judges part ii the high court general 18. Courts to be open and public 16.
