Section 41: Divisions of Supreme Court
This section is inserted by Act No 9 of 2020, section 3.
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41. Divisions of Supreme Court
(1) There shall be, for the despatch of civil business and
criminal business of the Supreme Court, such divisions of the
Supreme Court as the Chief Justice thinks fit, including a Financial
Crimes Division, a Land Division, a Family Division, and a
Commercial Division, of the Supreme Court.
(2) Notwithstanding any other enactment, the Chief Justice
may, for the proper administration of justice, determine the
jurisdiction of any division of the Supreme Court and may direct
that any case before a division of the Supreme Court be transferred
to, and heard by, another division of the Supreme Court.
(3) Where a Judge is assigned to a division of the Supreme
Court, his tenure as Judge of the Supreme Court shall not be affected
and the Judge shall have full power to hear and determine any case
within the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
(4) No act done by a Judge shall be void or impeachable
by reason that a case should have been heard by a division of the
Supreme Court other than that to which he has been assigned to.
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Questions this section answers
- What divisions does the Supreme Court have, like Family or Commercial?
- Can the Chief Justice transfer my case from one Supreme Court division to another?