IKI PUTRA BIN MUBARRAK 1.KERAJAAN NEGERI SELANGOR 2.MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM SELANGOR

IKI PUTRA BIN MUBARRAK 1.KERAJAAN NEGERI SELANGOR 2.MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM SELANGOR

Although the impugned provision is an offence against the precepts of Islam, in pith and substance it constitutes criminal law which falls within the Federal List; the State preclusion clause therefore precludes the State Legislature from enacting this offence and the impugned provision is ultra vires the Federal Constitution; only Parliament may legislate such offences.

Citation
BKA-3-11/2019(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Parties
Petitioner: Iki Putra bin Mubarrak; Respondent: Kerajaan Negeri Selangor; Respondent: Majlis Agama Islam Selangor; Amicus Curiae: Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (MAIWP); Watching Brief: Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia (SUHAKAM)
Court
W
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
25 February 2021
Case Number
BKA-3-11/2019(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Procedural Posture
Constitutional Judicial Review (federal Challenge to State Syariah Enactment) / Federal Court Judgment (original Jurisdiction)
Outcome
Impugned Syariah provision declared invalid and ultra vires the Federal Constitution; Prayer (1) granted; no order as to costs for Prayer (2).
Legal Topics
Legislative Competence, Preclusion Clause, Pith and Substance, Constitutional Interpretation, Equality Before the Law, Conflict Between Federal and State Statutes, Jurisdiction of Syariah Courts
Source Language
Malay/English
Constitutional Law Federalism Criminal Law Islamic Law Syariah Law Human Rights Legislative Competence Preclusion Clause +5 more

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Parties

Iki Putra bin Mubarrak

Petitioner

Kerajaan Negeri Selangor

Respondent

Majlis Agama Islam Selangor

Respondent

Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (MAIWP)

Amicus Curiae

Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia (SUHAKAM)

Watching Brief

Procedural Posture

Constitutional Judicial Review (federal Challenge to State Syariah Enactment) / Federal Court Judgment (original Jurisdiction)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the State Legislature may validly legislate offence of sexual intercourse against the order of nature
  2. 2 Whether the impugned provision is an offence against the precepts of Islam
  3. 3 Whether the preclusion clause in the State List precludes State legislation where subject matter falls within the Federal List (criminal law)

Ratio Decidendi

Although the impugned provision is an offence against the precepts of Islam, in pith and substance it constitutes criminal law which falls within the Federal List; the State preclusion clause therefore precludes the State Legislature from enacting this offence and the impugned provision is ultra vires the Federal Constitution; only Parliament may legislate such offences.

Court Disposition

Impugned Syariah provision declared invalid and ultra vires the Federal Constitution; Prayer (1) granted; no order as to costs for Prayer (2).

Orders

  • Declare the impugned provision in section 28 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995 invalid as being ultra vires the Federal Constitution
  • Grant Prayer (1) of the Petition; make no order as to costs for Prayer (2)