Teacher with aquaphobia dismissed over four-year absence fails to get leave to appeal

PUTRAJAYA: A primary school teacher who has aquaphobia has failed to obtain leave from the Federal Court to appeal a court decision which held that his dismissal for being absent for 1,535 days was valid.

A three-member bench comprising Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim and Federal Court judges Datuk Zabariah Mohd Yusof and Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang dismissed Yahaya Wahi's application for leave to proceed with his appeal to the Federal Court.