Law & Paneir

Dear All, Magic or fate? I do not know. But we Malaysian should proud of ourself. And we very much grateful to Datuk Zaid for his efforts to restore the confidence of bar, judicial members and public on our Federal Constitution. Justice delay is justice denied. But for us justice at last prevailed. We must move on and stay on course to make sure no one able tear apart our beloved constitution. For my blog I am using old courts house i.e. Bangunan Abdul Samad because that remind us the struggle of justice at that time and we should always remember the scarifice of those judicial members who had given their comfort for the sake of our interests. God bless Malaysia, always. Rgds, paneir

121 (1) Subject to Clause (2) the judicial power of the Federation shall be vested into High Courts of co- ordinate jurisdiction and status, namely- (a) one of the States of Malaya, which shall be known as the High Court in Malaya and shall have its principle registry in Kuala Lumpur; and (b) one in the States of Sabah and Sarawak, which shall be known as the High Court in Borneo and shall have its principle registry at such place in the States of Sabah and Sarawak as the Yang di- Pertaun Agong may determine; (c) (Repealed); and in such inferior courts as may be provided by federal law. (2) The following jurisdiction shall be vested in a court which shall be known as the Mahkamah Agung (Supreme Court) and shall have its principle registry in Kuala Lumpur, that is to say- (a) exclusive jurisdiction to determine appeals from decisions of a High Court or a judge thereof (except decision of a High Court given by a registrar or other officer of the court and appealable under federal law to

Author(s): Prof Andrew Harding formerly Professor of Law and Head of the Department of Law at SOAS, University of London, and now Professor of Asia-Pacific Legal Relations at University of Victoria in Canada, has published widely on Malaysian constitutional law, comparative law and environmental law. Prof H P Lee is the Sir John Latham Professor of Law and Deputy Dean at Monash University in Australia. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Australian Press Council. August 31, 2007 will usher in Malaysia’s 50th year of independence or Merdeka. “Constitutional Landmarks in Malaysia: The First 50 Years” is being published by LexisNexis to commemorate this historic milestone. This unique book provides a comprehensive and in-depth expert analysis on the evolution of the Malaysian constitutional system since Merdeka Day. Written by a team of distinguished and respected scholars and members of the Malaysian Bar and Judiciary, this book contains a number of scholarly essays, historical and con