Unlawful detainer which shall fall under the

unlawful detainer, which shall fall under the exclusive original
jurisdiction of the Municipal Circuit Court;
h. All special civil actions for interpleader or declaratory relief
wherein the parties are Muslims residing in the Bangsamoro or
the property involved belongs exclusively to Muslims and is
located in the Bangsamoro;
i. All cases involving offenses defined and punishable under
Shari’ah law enacted by the Bangsamoro Parliament not
e. all petitions for mandamus, prohibition, injunction, certiorari,
habeas corpus , and all other auxiliary writs and processes in
aid of its appellate jurisdiction;
f. petitions by Muslims for the constitution of a family home,
change of name and commitment of an insane person to an
asylum;
g. all other personal and real actions not falling under the
jurisdiction of the Shari’ah circuit courts wherein the parties
involved are Muslims, except those for forcible entry and
unlawful detainer, which shall fall under the exclusive original
jurisdiction of the municipal circuit court;
h. all special civil actions for interpleader or declaratory relief
wherein the parties are Muslims residing in the Bangsamoro
Autonomous Region or the property involved belongs
exclusively to Muslims and is located in the Bangsamoro
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falling within the exclusive jurisdiction of Shari’ah Circuit Courts
or any other court, tribunal, or body;
j. All civil actions, under Shari’ah law enacted by the
Bangsamoro Parliament, involving real property in the
Bangsamoro, where the assessed value of the property
exceeds Four Hundred Thousand Pesos (P400,000.00); and
k. All civil actions in which the parties are Muslims, or where all
litigants have voluntarily submitted themselves to the
jurisdiction of the Shar’iah Circuit Court, if they have not
specified in an agreement which law shall govern their
relations where the demand or claim exceeds Two Hundred
Thousand Pesos (P200,000.00)
The Shari’ah District Court in the Bangsamoro shall exercise
appellate jurisdiction over all cases decided upon by the Shari’ah
Circuit Courts in the Bangsamoro within its territorial jurisdiction, as
provided under Article 144 of Presidential Decree No. 1083.
i. all civil actions, under Shari’ah law enacted by the
Bangsamoro Parliament, involving real property in the
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, where the assessed value
of the property exceeds four hundred thousand pesos
(p400,000.00);
The Shari’ah district court in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
shall exercise appellate jurisdiction over all cases decided upon by
the Shari’ah circuit courts within its territorial jurisdiction, as provided
under Article 144 of PD 1083.
Section 7. Bangsamoro Shari’ ah High Court. – There is hereby
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Shari’ah High Court shall exercise exclusive original jurisdiction,
whether or not in aid of its appellate jurisdiction, over:
a. All petitions for mandamus, prohibition, injunction, certiorari,
habeas corpus