There shall be two High Courts of co-ordinate jurisdiction and status, namely—
one in the States of Malaya, which shall be known as the High Court in Malaya and shall have its principal registry at such place in the States of Malaya as the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong may determine; and
one in the States of Sabah and Sarawak, which shall be known as the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak and shall have its principal registry at such place in the States of
Sabah and Sarawak as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may determine;
Art. 119a
This new Article was inserted by Act A1656, section 2, in force from 15-12-2021.
Art. 120(c)
The words “Articles 118, 118a and 119” substituted for the words “Articles 118 and 119” by
Act 31/1965, subsection 2(2), in force from 01-07-1965.
Art. 121
The present Article was inserted by Act 26/1963, section 13, in force from 16-09-1963 and replaced the original Article which read as follows:
“121. The judicial power of the Federation shall be vested in a Supreme Court and such inferior courts as may be provided by federal law.”.
Clause (1)
a. Act 59/1966, section 2, in force from 09-08-1965, substituted the words “two High
Courts” for the words “three High Courts” and repealed paragraph (c) of Clause (1)
which read as follows:
“(c) one in the State of Singapore, which shall be known as the High Court in
Singapore;”.
b. The words “There shall be” substituted for the words “Subject to Clause (2) the judicial power of the Federation shall be vested in” by Act A704, paragraph 8(a), in force from 10-06-1988.