Apex court reserves decision on woman's appeal against Muslim status

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here on Monday (Feb 19) reserved its decision on the appeal brought by a 37-year-old woman to overturn a Court of Appeal’s decision in reinstating her as a Muslim.

A three-member panel chaired by Court of Appeal president Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim reserved judgment after hearing submissions by the woman’s counsel Datuk Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, Selangor state legal advisor Datuk Salim Soib@Hamid who represented the Selangor state government, and lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla who acted for the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS).