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Back to homepageCMCO: MCO extended, court premises remain closed
PUTRAJAYA: Court premises remain closed and non-operating, due to the extension of the Movement Control Order (MCO), pending instructions from the government. According to a statement issued by the corporate communications unit of the Federal Court Chief Registrar’s Office (PKPMP)
Read MoreApex court dismisses Tengku Sulaiman’s bid over T’ganu throne succession
PUTRAJAYA: Federal Court today dismissed a review application by the first grandson of Tengku Ali Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Sulaiman over his lawsuit for a declaration that he was the rightful heir to the Terengganu throne. Tengku Sulaiman Tengku Abdul Halim,
Read More‘bin Abdullah’ case: Federal Court says Muslim child cannot bear father’s name
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court in a majority 4-3 decision has ruled that a Muslim child conceived out of wedlock cannot bear his father’s name. The seven-member bench led by Court of Appeal President Datuk Rohana Yusuf allowed partly the appeal
Read MoreFederal Court declines to answer questions on constitutionality of NSCA
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today declined to answer the constitutional questions referred by Port Dickson MP Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on the constitutionality of the National Security Council Act 2016 (NSCA). The seven-member bench, in a majority 5-2 decision, held
Read MoreFederal Court rules in favour of Sarawak assembly, Ting no longer Pujut assemblyman
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today ruled that the Sarawak state legislative assembly was right in disqualifying Dr Ting Tiong Choon as Pujut state assemblyman over his dual citizenship status. It overturned a Court of Appeal ruling in a 7-2 majority
Read MoreFederal Court allows woman’s bid for leave to appeal on Muslim status
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here today granted leave to appeal to a woman born to a Muslim father but raised as a Buddhist by her Buddhist mother, who is seeking to be declared a non-Muslim. A three-member bench led by
Read MoreAnifah Aman fails to stay court ruling on Kimanis parliamentary seat
PUTRAJAYA: Former foreign minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman today failed to stay a Federal Court ruling in nullifying his victory in the Kimanis parliamentary seat in the last general election, pending the hearing of his review application. A Federal Court
Read MoreAltantuya’s murder: Court sets April 20 to hear Azilah’s review bid
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today set April 20 next year to hear former Special Action Unit (UTK) personnel Azilah Hadri’s application to review his conviction and death sentence for murdering Mongolian woman, Altantuya Shaariibuu. Federal Court deputy registrar Azniza Mohd
Read MoreLawyer fails to obtain leave to challenge existence of vernacular schools
Lawyer Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz has failed to obtain leave to pursue his constitutional challenge at the Federal Court on the existence of vernacular schools. Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Azahar Mohamed dismissed Mohd Khairul’s application to obtain
Read MoreZahid fails in his bid to get back passport
PUCHONG: The Federal Court today dismissed former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s appeal to get his passport from the court to perform the umrah. A five-member bench chaired by judge Azahar Mohamed said the High Court judge
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