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Administration of Justice Law (No. 44 of 1973) - Sect 14

Exercise of jurisdiction

14.
(1) The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court may be exercised in different matters at the same time by the several Judges of the Court sitting separately:
(2) In the event of any difference of opinion between two Judges constituting a Bench, the decision of the court shall be suspended until three Judges shall be present.
(3) The Chief Justice may-
(a) of his own motion,
(b) at the request of two or more Judges hearing an appeal, or
(c) on the application of a party to the proceedings on the ground of general or public importance of the matter in dispute,
(4) The judgment of the Court shall be delivered with the concurrence of a majority of the Judges present at the hearing of the case.
(5) The judgment of the Supreme Court. shall, in all cases, be final and conclusive.

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