25 Feb 2021
IKI PUTRA BIN MUBARRAK 1.KERAJAAN NEGERI SELANGOR 2.MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM SELANGOR
- Citation
- BKA-3-11/2019(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
- Court
- W
- Case number
- BKA-3-11/2019(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Section 28 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995 is invalid because, although it criminalises conduct against the 'precepts of Islam', its subject-matter falls within the Federal List (criminal law under items 3 and 4) and the preclusion clause in item 1 of the State List ('except in regard to matters included in the Federal List') precludes State legislatures from enacting laws on matters included in the Federal List; therefore s28 is inconsistent with the Federal Constitution and void.