AFTER an extended break, I have returned to penning this column.
In the past decade, we have witnessed a judicial renaissance that started with the Federal Court's decision in Sivarasa Rasiah v Badan Peguam Malaysia & Anor where Justice Gopal Sri Ram (as he then was), speaking for the court, introduced the "basic structure" doctrine into our body of constitutional law.
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Ivanpal Singh Grewal
Ivanpal Singh Grewal is an advocate & solicitor. He was formerly political secretary to the Plantation and Commodities minister.
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