PENANG: Civil courts have no power to enforce matters pertaining to Syariah Court orders involving Muslim parties and Islamic law, the Federal Court ruled yesterday.
Chief Judge of Malaya Justice Haidar Mohd Noor and Federal Court Judges Justice Abdul Malek Ahmad and Justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad ruled that only the Syariah Court has jurisdiction to enforce its decisions.
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