PETALING JAYA, 3 June 2009: Embattled Perak Menteri Besar (MB) Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin will on 8 June, apply for leave from the Federal Court to appeal against the Court of Appeals’ judgement declaring rival Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir as the lawful MB. Nizar Nizar will apply for leave despite the absence [...]

PUTRAJAYA, 21 May 2009: A chief minister or menteri besar (MB) cannot be removed even if the person fails a vote of no-confidence in the state legislative assembly, the Court of Appeal hearing the case to determine the rightful Perak MB was told today. Lawyer Sulaiman Abdullah, who is representing Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s embattled Perak [...]

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has referred five questions pertaining to the Federal Constitution to the Federal Court today. The Court of Appeal were hearing five appeals pertaining the custody battle and conversion of the children of S Shamala and Dr M Jeyaganesh. No costs were awarded. “The five appeals were stayed until the questions [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: Three Federal Court and five Court of Appeal judges received their letters of appointment from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin at Istana Negara here today. The three Federal Court judges are Datuk Gopal Sri Ram, Datuk Wira Mohd Ghazali Mohd Yusoff and Datuk James Foong Cheng Yuen. The [...]

PUTRAJAYA, 23 Jan 2009: A gardener who was sentenced to 20 years’ jail for allegedly raping his daughter was freed by the Appeals Court here today after it ruled that his joint trial for the two rape charges in the Sessions Court was null and void. The panel, comprising Appeals Court President Tan Sri Zaki [...]