Shari’ah High Court. – There is hereby created within the Bangsamoro territorial jurisdiction, as part of the Philippine judicial system, a Shari’ah High Court. It shall exercise exclusive original jurisdiction over the following cases where either or both parties are Muslims: Provided, That the non-Muslim party voluntarily submits to its jurisdiction:
(a) All petitions for mandamus, prohibition, injunction, certiorari, habeas corpus, and all other auxiliary writs and processes, in aid of its appellate jurisdiction; and
(b) All actions for annulment of judgements of Shari’ah District Courts.
The Shari’ah High Court shall exercise exclusive appellate jurisdiction over cases under the jurisdiction of the Shari’ah District Courts within or outside the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.
The decisions of the Shari’ah High Court shall be final and executory except on questions of law which may be raised before the Supreme Court following the procedure for appeals from the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court.
Nothing contained herein shall affect the original and appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court as provided in the Constitution.
Pending the complete organization of the Shari’ah High Court, the decisions of the Shari’ah Courts shall be appealable to the Court of Appeals.
