Penang's anti-hopping enactment constitutional, Federal Court rules


PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that Penang's anti-party hopping enactment is constitutional.

Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (pic), who chaired a seven-member bench, said that Article 14A of the Penang State Constitution is consistent with Article 10(1)(c) of the Federal Constitution.

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