S'gor assembly has no authority to give judicial review powers to Syariah Court, Federal Court declares

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court declared on Monday (Feb 21) that the Selangor legislative assembly has no authority to make an enactment which confers the state Syariah Court the power to review fatwa issued by the state religious authorities.

A nine-member panel led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (pic), in a unanimous decision, said the court found that Section 66A of the Administration of the Religion of Islam (State of Selangor) Enactment 2003 was unconstitutional and void as it is a provision that the Selangor legislative assembly has no power to make.