PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court will decide whether the court can interfere with the punishment imposed by Parliament on its members for misconduct.
This key constitutional point on separation of powers would be dealt by the apex court in the hearing of an appeal brought by the Dewan Rakyat speaker against a Kuala Lumpur High Court declaration that Puchong Member of Parliament Gobind Singh Deo's suspension was legal, but Parliament could not deprive him of his remuneration and other privileges.
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