Selangor Ruler orders study on Legislative Assemblies competency to enact Islamic laws

SHAH ALAM: Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (pic) has ordered the immediate establishment of a special committee to conduct an in-depth and critical study on the competency of State Legislative Assemblies to enact Islamic laws under state enactments and the jurisdiction of Syariah Courts.

Sultan Sharafuddin who is also the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs (MKI) chairman said this is due to the number of cases under the jurisdiction of Syariah Courts being challenged at the Federal Court, particularly concerning the competency of State Legislative Assemblies in formulating and approving Islamic (Syariah) laws, as well as the jurisdiction of the Syariah Courts that preside over them.