Sessions Courts of Malaysia

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The Sessions Courts of Malaysia are intermediate trial courts that primarily handle serious criminal cases and higher-value civil disputes below the jurisdiction of the High Courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court system ⓘ
intermediate court ⓘ
trial court ⓘ
above Magistrates Courts of Malaysia ⓘ
administeredBy Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia ⓘ
appealsTo High Courts of Malaysia ⓘ
below High Courts of Malaysia ⓘ
canGrant declarations within jurisdiction ⓘ
injunctions within jurisdiction ⓘ
canImpose fines within statutory limits ⓘ
imprisonment sentences within statutory limits ⓘ
civilJurisdictionIncludes contract claims ⓘ
land disputes within statutory limit ⓘ
landlord and tenant disputes ⓘ
motor vehicle accident claims ⓘ
personal injury claims ⓘ
tort claims ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
courtLevel second tier in ordinary civil and criminal hierarchy ⓘ
criminalJurisdictionExcludes offences punishable by death ⓘ
criminalJurisdictionIncludes offences punishable with imprisonment up to 20 years ⓘ
establishedUnder Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
governedBy Courts of Judicature Act 1964 ⓘ
Subordinate Courts Act 1948 ⓘ
handles higher-value civil disputes ⓘ
serious criminal cases ⓘ
hasCounterpart High Courts of Malaysia ⓘ
Magistrates Courts of Malaysia ⓘ
hasMonetaryLimit statutory civil jurisdiction limit set by federal law ⓘ
headedBy Sessions Court Judge ⓘ
hears cases without jury ⓘ
judgesAppointedBy Yang di-Pertuan Agong ⓘ
judicialAppointmentsAdvisedBy Prime Minister of Malaysia ⓘ
judicialAppointmentsRecommendedBy Judicial Appointments Commission of Malaysia ⓘ
jurisdictionLevel below High Courts of Malaysia ⓘ
jurisdictionType civil ⓘ
criminal ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
location Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: West Malaysia

Sabah ⓘ
Sarawak ⓘ
partOf Malaysian judiciary ⓘ
Subordinate Courts of Malaysia ⓘ
subjectTo supervisory jurisdiction of High Courts of Malaysia ⓘ
subordinateTo High Courts of Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
uses English language ⓘ
Malay language ⓘ
linked to: Malay

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malaysian judiciary → hasLowerCourt → Sessions Courts of Malaysia ⓘ
High Court in Sabah and Sarawak → above → Sessions Court in Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ
linked to: Sessions Courts of Malaysia