KUALA LUMPUR, 4 May 2009: A Melanau woman was given the green light by the High Court here today to challenge the Home Ministry’s decision to confiscate eight compact discs (CDs) of Christian religious teachings containing the word “Allah”. Justice Datuk Alizatul Khair Osman granted leave to Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill, 27, to initiate the […]
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Sivakumar seeks assembly sitting postponement (Updated)
By Deborah LohUpdated 6.22pm, 4 May 2009 IPOH, 4 May 2009: Perak Speaker V Sivakumar wrote to the Sultan of Perak this morning seeking a postponement of the state legislative assembly sitting scheduled just three days away. Sivakumar said he requested the deferment of the 7 May sitting because the matter of who was the rightful Perak […]
Perak speaker may ask for postponement
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 28 April 2009: Perak speaker V Sivakumar may write to the Sultan of Perak requesting a postponement of the state legislative assembly sitting on 7 May following the Federal Court’s ruling today to let the High Court decide on the rightful Perak menteri besar. Perak DAP chairperson and Sitiawan assemblyperson Datuk Ngeh Khoo […]
MB vs MB case back to High Court
PUTRAJAYA, 28 April 2009: The Federal Court today ruled that the dispute between Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin about who is the rightful Perak Menteri Besar will be heard and determined by the High Court. The five-person bench headed by Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff […]
Karpal’s preliminary objection dismissed
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 April 2009: The High Court here today dismissed a preliminary objection by DAP chairperson Karpal Singh that he should be to be freed of a charge under the Sedition Act. Judicial Commissioner Azman Abdullah made the decision after ruling that the consent letter from the Public Prosecutor was complete because it was […]
Nizar seeks to challenge Article 63
PUTRAJAYA, 27 April 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin today filed a notice of motion to obtain a court declaration that Article 63 of the Perak state constitution null and void for being in conflict with the Federal Constitution. Nizar, 52, filed the notice through legal firm Messrs Leong & Tan at the Federal Court […]
Nizar seeks nine-man bench to application
PUTRAJAYA, 24 April 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin wants a nine-member quorum to hear Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s application for the Federal Court to decide on who is the rightful menteri besar of Perak. Mohammad Nizar’s counsel, Leong Cheok Keng, when contacted today, said he submitted a letter to Chief Justice Tan […]
Karpal falls from wheelchair at court complex
KUANTAN, 24 April 2009: Karpal Singh fell from his wheelchair as he was being carried up the stairs at the High Court complex here to attend a hearing involving Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob and logging company Seruan Gemilang Makmur Sdn Bhd here today. The Bukit Gelugor member of parliament who was also […]
Nizar files affidavit objecting Zambry’s application
PUTRAJAYA, 23 April 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin today objected to Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s application for the Federal Court to declare him the legitimate Menteri Besar. Nizar made the objection through an affidavit in reply filed at the court’s registry here through legal firm Messrs Leong & Tan. In the affidavit, Nizar […]
Court allows AG to intervene in Nizar’s suit
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 April 2009: The High Court here today allowed 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, in his oral decision, said the AG, as […]
