Section 17: Jurisdiction and process
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17. Jurisdiction and process
The Supreme Court shall have full original jurisdiction to hear, conduct and
pass decisions in civil suits, actions, causes, and any matters that may be
brought and may be pending before the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court
and the Judges shall sit and proceed to and conduct, and carry on, business in
the same manner as the High Court of Justice in England and its Judges.
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- Does the Supreme Court have full original jurisdiction to hear civil suits?