RAMKARPAL Singh (Pakatan Harapan-Bukit Gelugor) has rightly said that the High Court ruling, which struck out discriminatory practices against Malaysian mothers with overseas-born children, is not binding on other High Courts of concurrent jurisdictions, “Bipartisan support sought for constitutional amendment over citizenship issue” (The Star, Sept 21; online at https://bit.ly/3ECYXP3).
The contrasting High Court decisions pertaining to Section 13 of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) illustrate this point well.
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