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Article 125
In addition to the attributions that are devolved to it by the particular laws, the
Supreme Court rules on the conflicts of competence between two jurisdictions of
different order.
• Right to appeal judicial decisions
• Supreme court powers
Article 126
The Court of Cassation sees to the application of the law by the jurisdictions of the
judicial order.
In addition to the competences that are recognized to it by particular laws, it decides
on the petitions in cassation formed against the decisions rendered in last resort by
these jurisdictions.
• Supreme court powers
Article 127
Without prejudice to special competences specified by the law, the Council of the
State controls the regularity of the acts of the Administration and sees to the
application of the law by the jurisdictions of the administrative order.
• Ultra-vires administrative actions
The Council of the State, within the conditions established by an organic law:
1°. judges the recourses in annulment of the acts of the central administrative
authorities, the recourses of full jurisdiction for the damaging acts caused
by the activities of the Administration, and the contentious claims in fiscal
matters;
2°. takes cognizance, in appeal, of the control of the legality of the acts of the
authorities of the Decentralized Territorial Collectivities;
3°. decides, in appeal or in cassation, on the decisions rendered by the
administrative tribunals or the specialized administrative jurisdictions.
It is the judge of certain electoral disputes.
It can be consulted by the Prime Minister and by the members of the government to
give its opinion on the bills of legislative, or regulatory texts or on the interpretation
of a legislative, or regulatory provision.
It can proceed, at the demand of the Prime Minister, to studies on the texts of laws,
on the organization, on the functioning, and on the missions of the public services.
• Supreme court powers
• Budget bills
Madagascar 2010
Article 128
The Court of Accounts:
1°. judges the accounts of the public accountants;
2°. controls the execution of the laws of finance and of the budgets of the
public organs;
3°. controls the accounts and the administration of the public enterprises;
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