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s 138 Exclusion of jurisdiction of court
(1) Where an appeal is lodged with the Tribunal and the appeal is within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, the issues in dispute in that appeal, whether as shown in the initial appeal or as emerging in the course of the hearing, shall not be the subject of proceedings between the same parties in any court unless—
(a) the proceedings before the court were commenced before the appeal was lodged with the Tribunal; or
(b) the appeal before the Tribunal is withdrawn, abandoned or struck out.
(2) Where paragraph (1)(a) applies, the issues in dispute in the appeal to which those proceedings relate, whether as shown in the initial appeal or emerging in the course of the hearing, shall not be the subject of proceedings between the same parties before the Tribunal unless the proceedings before the court is withdrawn, abandoned or struck out.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengecualian bidang kuasa mahkamah
(1) Jika suatu rayuan dikemukakan kepada Tribunal dan rayuan itu adalah dalam bidang kuasa Tribunal, isu yang dipertikaikan dalam rayuan itu, sama ada sebagaimana yang ditunjukkan dalam rayuan yang mula-mula atau sebagaimana yang timbul dalam perjalanan pendengaran itu, tidak boleh menjadi hal prosiding antara pihak-pihak yang sama dalam mana-mana mahkamah melainkan jika—
(a) prosiding di hadapan mahkamah telah dimulakan sebelum rayuan itu dikemukakan kepada Tribunal; atau
(b) rayuan di hadapan Tribunal itu telah ditarik balik, ditinggalkan atau dibatalkan.
(2) Jika perenggan (1)(a) terpakai, isu yang dipertikaikan dalam rayuan yang prosiding itu berhubungan dengannya, sama ada sebagaimana yang ditunjukkan dalam rayuan yang mula-mula atau yang timbul semasa perjalanan pendengaran itu, tidak boleh
menjadi hal prosiding antara pihak-pihak yang sama di hadapan Tribunal melainkan jika prosiding di hadapan mahkamah telah ditarik balik, ditinggalkan atau dibatalkan.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
