PUTRAJAYA: A five-judge panel of the Federal Court hearing an appeal by women’s rights group SIS Forum (Malaysia) and its co-founder to challenge a fatwa labelling it as deviant from Islamic teachings was on Monday (Dec 2) told that the civil courts can review fatwas on constitutional and statutory grounds.
Lawyer Datuk Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, representing SIS Forum, submitted that the Federal Court had ruled on the matter on several occasions since 2018, following the landmark decision in the case involving M. Indira Gandhi over the unilateral conversion of her children to Islam.
