PUTRAJAYA, 15 April 2009: The promotion of three Federal Court and five Court of Appeal judges was based on merit to meet the highest standards in the judiciary, said Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Azmi. He said the eight judges should be proud to have been chosen to fill up the vacancies based on their […]
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New federal and appeal court judges appointed
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 […]
Federal Court: Zambry used correct procedure
PUTRAJAYA, 14 April 2009: The Federal Court ruled today that Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and his six state executive councillors had used the right procedure to challenge their suspension from attending the state legislative assembly sittings by speaker V Sivakumar. The five-member panel led by Court of Appeal President Tan Sri […]
Nizar suit: AG’s application on 23 April
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 April 2009: The High Court will hear on 23 April an application by Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail to intervene in Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin’s suit challenging the legitimacy of Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s appointment as Perak menteri besar. Justice Datuk Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim fixed the date […]
Federal Court to decide Perak seat issue (Updated)
Updated 4:47pm, 8 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 8 April 2009: The Federal Court here today decided, for the first time, to hear and determine the constitutional issue over who has the power to declare vacancies in the Perak state legislative assembly seats. The President of the Court of Appeal, Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff, who presided […]
Perak case must be heard by High Court first (Updated 8:01pm)
By Bernama(Updated 8:01pm, 23 March 2009) PUTRAJAYA, 23 March 2009: The Federal Court here today ruled that issues involving the interpretation of Article 16 (6) of the Perak Constitution must be heard and decided at the High Court and can only be brought to the Federal Court by way of appeal. The five-member bench presided by […]
Federal Court to decide on power to declare seat vacancies
IPOH, 16 March 2009: The Federal Court will decide on the constitutional issue as to who has the power to declare the vacancy of Perak state legislative assembly seats. This follows a decision of the High Court here today in allowing the application by three independent assemblyperson to refer the matter to the apex court […]
Federal Court rules in favour of Kurup (Updated 1.15pm)
KOTA KINABALU, 13 March 2009: The Federal Court today overturned the Kota Kinabalu High Court’s decision to nullify the election of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) president Tan Sri Joseph Kurup to the Pensiangan seat in the 8 March general election last year. This means there will be no by-election in the parliamentary seat. Kurup […]
Nizar-Zambry suit: 4 constitutional questions
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 March 2009: The High Court here today pronounced four constitutional questions to be determined by the Federal Court in the legal battle between Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin and Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir over who is the rightful Perak menteri besar. The questions, read out by Judge Lau Bee Lan, are […]
Federal Court to decide on Nizar’s case (Updated 5.05pm)
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 March 2009: The High Court here today referred the suit by Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin challenging the legitimacy of Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s appointment as Perak menteri besar to the Federal Court for determination of constitutional issues. Justice Lau Bee Lan issued the referral order, saying that there were constitutional […]
