KUALA LUMPUR: The election judge has the inherent jurisdiction to dismiss or strike out an election petition if it is defective, said High Court Justice Azahar Mohamed on Tuesday.
As such, he said, the High Court would go ahead and hear on Wednesday the merit of Federal Territory PKR chief Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim's petition to have the Hulu Selangor election results nullified on grounds of corrupt practice.
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