THE SUPREME COURT 24. The Constitution entrusts the Supreme Court with unlimited jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil or criminal proceedings under any law other than a disciplinary law. It also provides the Supreme Court with a supervisory jurisdiction over all inferior courts for the purpose of ensuring that justice is duly administered. 25. The Supreme Court sitting as Court of First Instance is composed of various Divisions exercising jurisdiction such as the Master’s Court, the Family Division, the Commercial Division, the Criminal Division (Assizes), the Mediation Division. 26. In exercising its Appellate jurisdiction, it hears and determines civil & criminal appeals from the decisions of the subordinate courts, but it also sits as a Court of Civil Appeal and a Court of Criminal Appeal hearing and determining appeals from decisions of the Supreme Court sitting in the exercise of its original jurisdiction in civil and in criminal matters. 27. The Supreme Court, in the exercise of its civil jurisdiction, has further jurisdiction to hear and determine any complaint of a disciplinary nature, brought by any of the authorities or bodies exercising powers of supervision over the professional conduct of law practitioners. THE SUBORDINATE COURTS 28. The subordinate courts consist of the Intermediate Court, the Industrial Court, the District Courts, the Bail and Remand Court and the Court of Rodrigues. INTERMEDIATE COURT 29. The Intermediate Court is established under the Courts Act and has island-wide civil and criminal jurisdiction, including over the island of Rodrigues. In so far as civil cases are concerned, the Intermediate Court has jurisdiction to entertain claims or matters in dispute, which do not exceed Rs 2 Million. 30. The Intermediate Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine serious criminal offences provided under specific sections of the Criminal Code and any other offence that can be tried by the Intermediate Court under any other enactment. It has the power to inflict penal servitude on convicted offenders for a period not exceeding fifteen years and imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years. The Intermediate Court is also empowered to inflict a higher sentence for offences under the Dangerous Drugs Act and the Criminal Code. The bench of the Intermediate Court is constituted of one or more Magistrates, as may be decided by the President. 11