PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that ex-employees of former Selangor mentri besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim can keep the RM2.7mil paid to them seven years ago as compensation in a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) as the payment was valid.
Court of Appeal president Justice Rohana Yusuf, who chaired a five-man panel, said the Court of Appeal had erred when it ruled that the mentri besar, in his capacity as the chairman of Menteri Besar Selangor (Inc) (MBI), must have the approval of the board of directors to make the VSS payments.
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