PUTRAJAYA: There can be no appeal against an Election Courts decision to throw out a petition without hearing its merits, because the Election Offences Act 1954 does not provide for it, the Federal Court ruled.
On this ground, the Federal Court yesterday threw out the appeal of a Bukit Bintang parliamentary constituency voter against the Election Courts ruling and allowing DAPs Fong Kui Lun to keep his parliamentary seat.
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