King’s Emergency proclamation cannot be challenged in court

KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s proclamation of an Emergency and the ordinances enacted under the emergency law cannot be challenged in court, the High Court has ruled.

High Court judge Justice Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid said this was due to the validity of Article 150(8) of the Federal Constitution, which states that the proclamation by the King could not be challenged or called into question in any court.