A nine-member panel at The Federal Court unanimously decided that it is unconstitutional for the Selangor legislative assembly to pass a provision to grant judicial review power to the state Shariah High Court. This decision relates to a judicial review application against a Selangor religious authority’s fatwa labelling Sisters In Islam as “deviant”. We speak to the lawyer representing SIS about the significance of the Federal Court outcome.

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Produced by: Natasha Fusil

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories:  law and legal matters

Tags:  evening edition,  legislation,  constitution,  federal constitution,  syariah court,  federal law,  state law,  sis,  sisters in islam,  fatwa,