PUTRAJAYA: In a landmark ruling, the Federal Court held that the Regent has the exclusive power to carry out royal functions when a Sultan is incapacitated.
The apex court said this in dismissing two petitions filed by former Kelantan Ruler Tuanku Ismail Petra Sultan Yahya Petra who among others, sought its opinion over the meaning of the phrase "His Royal Highness".
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