MOHD ILAHI BIN MANAH 1. ) PENGERUSI JAWATANKUASA PERKHIDMATAN, RAYUAN KENAIKAN PANGKAT DAN RAYUAN TATATERTIB MAJLIS DAERAH BACHOK BANDAR PELANCONGAN ISLAM 2. ) SETIAUSAHA MAJLIS DAERAH BACHOK BANDAR PELANCONGAN ISLAM 3. ) YANG DIPERTUA, MAJ

MOHD ILAHI BIN MANAH 1. ) PENGERUSI JAWATANKUASA PERKHIDMATAN, RAYUAN KENAIKAN PANGKAT DAN RAYUAN TATATERTIB MAJLIS DAERAH BACHOK BANDAR PELANCONGAN ISLAM 2. ) SETIAUSAHA MAJLIS DAERAH BACHOK BANDAR PELANCONGAN ISLAM 3. ) YANG DIPERTUA, MAJ

Applicant was a contractual employee of the local council and not a public servant under Art 132; the 01.12.2022 notice was a termination of contract effected pursuant to the express terms of the offer letter (30 days or pay in lieu); public service disciplinary regulations did not apply and no procedural‑fairness breach invalidated the contractual termination; judicial review was not the appropriate mode to challenge a private law termination.

Citation
DA-25-7-03/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Pemohon (applicant): Mohd Ilahi bin Manah; Responden 1: Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perkhidmatan, Rayuan Kenaikan Pangkat dan Rayuan Tatatertib, Majlis Daerah Bachok Bandar Pelancongan Islam; Responden 2: Setiausaha Majlis Daerah Bachok Bandar Pelancongan Islam; Responden 3: Yang Dipertua, Majlis Daerah Bachok Bandar Pelancongan Islam; Responden 4 (employer): Majlis Daerah Bachok Bandar Pelancongan Islam; Responden 5: Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
23 April 2024
Case Number
DA-25-7-03/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review (permohonan Semakan Kehakiman) / Judgment Application Dismissed With Costs
Outcome
Permohonan semakan kehakiman ditolak dengan kos (Application dismissed with costs)
Legal Topics
Termination of Employment, Contract of Service Vs Public Office, Procedural Fairness, Applicability of Public Service Regulations, Proper Mode of Challenge
Source Language
Malay/English
Administrative Law Employment Law Constitutional Law Termination of Employment Contract of Service Vs Public Office Procedural Fairness Applicability of Public Service Regulations Proper Mode of Challenge

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Parties

Mohd Ilahi bin Manah

Pemohon (applicant)

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perkhidmatan, Rayuan Kenaikan Pangkat dan Rayuan Tatatertib, Majlis Daerah Bachok Bandar Pelancongan Islam

Responden 1

Setiausaha Majlis Daerah Bachok Bandar Pelancongan Islam

Responden 2

Yang Dipertua, Majlis Daerah Bachok Bandar Pelancongan Islam

Responden 3

Majlis Daerah Bachok Bandar Pelancongan Islam

Responden 4 (employer)

Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan

Responden 5

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review (permohonan Semakan Kehakiman) / Judgment Application Dismissed With Costs

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the 01.12.2022 notice constituted a termination of contract of service or a dismissal under public service disciplinary regulations
  2. 2 Whether sub‑regulations 28(6) and 45(1)(b) of the Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1993 applied to the applicant
  3. 3 Whether termination breached Regulations 34 and 35 or amounted to a fatal breach of procedural fairness

Ratio Decidendi

Applicant was a contractual employee of the local council and not a public servant under Art 132; the 01.12.2022 notice was a termination of contract effected pursuant to the express terms of the offer letter (30 days or pay in lieu); public service disciplinary regulations did not apply and no procedural‑fairness breach invalidated the contractual termination; judicial review was not the appropriate mode to challenge a private law termination.

Court Disposition

Permohonan semakan kehakiman ditolak dengan kos (Application dismissed with costs)

Orders

  • Application for judicial review dismissed with costs