Section 78, The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991

(1) The High Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any question whether—a. any person has been validly elected as a Member of Parliament; and b. the seat of a Member of Parliament has become vacant. (2) The High Court to which any question is brought under subsection (1) shall determine the said question and give judgement thereon within four months after the commencement of the proceedings before that Court. (3) An appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal from the decision of the High Court on any matter determined pursuant to subsection (1), save that no appeal shall lie in respect of any interlocutory decisions of the High Court in such proceedings. (4) The Court of Appeal before which an appeal is brought pursuant to subsection (3) shall determine the appeal and give judgement thereon within four months after the appeal was filed. (5) The decision of the Court of Appeal on any matter pursuant to subsection (3) shall be final and not be inquired into by any Court. (6) For the purpose of this section Parliament may make provision, or may authorise the making of provisions with respect to the practice and procedure of the High Court or the Court of Appeal, and may confer upon such Courts such powers or may authorise the conferment thereon of such powers as may appear to be necessary or desirable for the purpose of enabling the said Courts effectively to exercise the jurisdiction conferred upon them by this section or by any law relating to the hearing of appeals from the High Court.