Legal basis: Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 16 The Higher People's Court shall have jurisdiction over major and complicated administrative cases of first instance within its jurisdiction.
Article 17 the Supreme People's Court has jurisdiction over major and complicated administrative cases of first instance nationwide.
Article 18 An administrative case shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court where the administrative organ that originally made the administrative act is located. A case after reconsideration may also be under the jurisdiction of the people's court where the reconsideration organ is located.
With the approval of the Supreme People's Court, the Higher People's Court may, according to the actual situation of trial work, determine that a number of people's courts have jurisdiction over administrative cases across administrative regions.
Article 19 A lawsuit brought against an administrative compulsory measure restricting personal freedom shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court where the defendant is located or where the plaintiff is located.
Article 20 Administrative litigation brought by real estate shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court where the real estate is located.