KANGAR: Three former Perlis assemblymen filed an originating summons on Friday (Jan 2) against Speaker Rus'sele Eizan and the Perlis State Legislative Assembly over the declaration of casual vacancies in the seats they formerly represented.
They are former Chuping assemblyman Saad Seman, Fakhrul Anwar Ismail (Bintong) and Mohd Ridzuan Hashim (Guar Sanji).
The originating summons was filed by lawyer Mohd Jamil Yaacob of Messrs Srihana Mohamad & Partners, who is representing them at the Kangar High Court.
The three are seeking a court declaration that Rus'sele's decision to declare their seats vacant was improper, null and void, invalid and defective, as well as any other relief or orders deemed appropriate by the court.
The suit names the Speaker as the first defendant and the Perlis State Legislative Assembly as the second defendant.
On Dec 25, Rus'sele announced that casual vacancies had occurred in the Chuping, Bintong and Guar Sanji seats after the membership of the three PAS assemblymen for those constituencies ceased with immediate effect in accordance with Clause (1)(a)(ii) of Article 50A of the Perlis State Constitution. - Bernama
