Judicial System

Judicial System in Saudi Arabia
3) Consider any applications for re-consideration: this
concerns applications for rulings already upheld by the
Supreme Court. (1)
4) Determining matters regarding title deeds in Mina
and other Holy Places: As no title deed is permitted to
be issued in these holy places, so if a dispute arises and
a party produces a title deed, the matter must be decided/
considered by the Supreme Court. (2)
5) Perform the function/ task of the ‘Permanent
Committee of the Supreme Judicial Council’: This
concerns the transitional period of implementing new
laws, these tasks include:
• To consider re-trial of a dispute after being called off
for the second time because of absence of the claimant.
• Determine conflicts pertaining to venue jurisdictions
between courts.
• Determine conflicts pertaining to venue jurisdictions
between courts in criminal cases. (3)
Third: The Appeal Courts:
The appeal courts are the second in the hierarchy of the
general courts where appeals against rulings of the first
instance courts will be brought before them, whether brought
before them willingly by the aggrieved party in some cases,
or mandatorily even in case that the aggrieved party accepted
the ruling, and its rulings are subject to overruling by the
(1) The Regulations of Procedure before Sharia Courts, section 202.
(2) The Regulations of Procedure before Sharia Courts, section 235.
(3) The implementation mechanism for the Judiciary Law, Part one/second/2.
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