THE Federal Court decision in SIS Forum (M) & Anor v Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Selangor & Ors (2025) has been well received and lauded by many, “SIS wins appeal against fatwa” (The Star, June 20).
In that case, SIS Forum and Zainah Anwar had filed a judicial review application seeking a declaration that a fatwa (edict) issued by the Selangor Fatwa Committee on July 17, 2014 and gazetted on July 31, 2014 pursuant to Section 47 of the Administration of the Religion of Islam (State of Selangor) Enactment 2003 titled “Fatwa Pemikiran Liberalisme Dan Pluralisme Agama (the Fatwa)” was invalid, and praying for an order of certiorari to quash the Fatwa.
