Vernacular schools not public authorities, protected under Article 152 of Constitution, says appeals court


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 23 Nov 2023

MCA secretary-general Datuk Chong Sin Woon(middle) and centrl committee leader Chan Quin Er (second from rightwith NGOs and lawyers after the Court of Appeal's ruling (23/11/2023). —AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed the appeals brought by four non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and ruled that vernacular schools and the use of Chinese and Tamil in those schools are constitutional.

A three-member panel comprising Justices Supang Lian, M. Gunalan and Azizul Azmi Adnan handed down the decision and affirmed the previous decisions meted by the Kuala Lumpur High Court and Kota Baru High Court on Thursday (Nov 23).

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