KUALA LUMPUR: All public authorities are subject to the Federal Constitution and the civil court could not avoid hearing an application for leave just because it is an Islamic matter, claimed a lawyer acting for former political activist and academician Kassim Ahmad.
Lead counsel Rosli Dahlan told reporters he had argued that the civil court had jurisdiction to review alleged misconduct by public authorities.
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