Mais wins appeal to reinstate woman's Muslim status

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here has reinstated the Muslim status of a 36-year-old woman after allowing an appeal by Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais).

In a 2-1 decision, Court of Appeal judges Justice Yaacob Sam, who chaired the panel, and Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali were of the opinion that the civil courts did not have the jurisdiction to review a decision in a renunciation case.