11 Feb 2020
THE SPEAKER OF DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SARAWAK DATUK AMAR MOHAMAD ASFIA AWANG NASSAR 1. TING TIONG CHOON (KP: 651031-13-5119) 2. DATO SERI WONG SOON KOH 3. DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SARAWAK 4. SURUHANJAYA PILIHAN RAYA MALAYSIA
- Citation
- 01(f)-20-08/2019(Q) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
- Court
- f
- Case number
- 01(f)-20-08/2019(Q) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
On the proper construction of Articles 17(1)(g) and 19(1) of the Sarawak Constitution read with the Federal Constitution, disqualification incurred pre‑election is for the Election Court and not the Dewan to determine; the Dewan therefore had no jurisdiction to disqualify the respondent for a pre‑election disqualification and the Ministerial Motion of 12.5.2017 was without jurisdiction and unlawful; appeals dismissed and Court of Appeal majority judgment upheld.