SEREMBAN: The High Court has ordered the defendants in an originating summons filed by Datuk Mubarak Dohak and five others to file affidavits within seven days in support of their challenge to the court’s jurisdiction.
Justice Roz Mawar Rozain issued the order after hearing preliminary objections raised by the first defendant, Negri Sembilan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin, and the second defendant, the DKU.
Counsel for both defendants, Steven Thiru, objected to the originating summons on the ground that the court lacks jurisdiction under Article 16(3) of the State Constitution 1959.
The court has fixed July 28 to hear the case.
State assistant legal adviser Ala’uddin Baharom and counsel for the third defendant (the Negri Sembilan government) objected to the plaintiffs’ application to obtain the minutes of the DKU’s special sitting, on the ground that the defendant is not a member of the DKU.
It was previously reported that Mubarak had been removed from his position as Undang of Luak Sungei Ujong.
