PD 1083 Article 144

Appellate jurisdiction.

Article 144

ARTICLE 144. Appellate jurisdiction. — (1) Shari'a District Courts shall have appellate jurisdiction over all cases tried in the Shari'a Circuit Courts within their territorial jurisdiction. (2) The Shari'a District Court shall decide every case appealed to it on the basis of the evidence and records transmitted as well as such memoranda, briefs or oral arguments as the parties may submit.

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