Section 9. Jurisdiction of the Court of Kadi Besar. (ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYARIAH COURT ENACTMENT 1985

ENACTMENT NO. 6 OF 1985
ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYARIAH COURT ENACTMENT 1985

PART III - JURISDICTION OF SYARIAH COURT

Section 9. Jurisdiction of the Court of Kadi Besar.

The Court of the Kadi Besar shall:

(1) In its criminal jurisdiction, try any offence committed by a Muslim and punishable under this Enactment or any other written law so providing and may impose any punishment therefor provided.

(2) In its civil jurisdiction, hear and determine all actions and proceedings in which all the parties profess the Islamic religion and which relate to:

(i) betrothal, marriage (including taat balik); divorce, khulok , fasakh, cerai taliq, rights of wives, lian, ila or other matters relating to the relationship between husband and wife;

(ii) any disposition of, or claim to property arising out of any of the matters set out in paragraph (i) of this subsection;

(iii) maintenance of dependants, legitimacy of children, guardianship or custody of infants;

(iv) division of of claims to harta sepencarian or dom;

(v) determination of Nasab or Faraidh of persons entitled to the share of the estate of a deceased;

(vi) gifts inter vivos or revocation of such gifts;

(vii) wills or wakaf or nazar; or

(viii) other matters in respect of which jurisdiction is conferred by any written law:

Provided that the Court shall not ordinarily try any offence, or hear or determine any action or proceeding in respect of which the Kadi's Court has jurisdiction.