Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

10 Feb 2022

En. Sharvin Nair Yasodharan (Tetuan Sharvin & Associates) En. Muhammad bin Sinti, En. Zulkpli bin Abdullah, En. Nuur Izham bin Ismail, En. Muhammad Idzwan bin Ishak & Pn. Farasyeriza binti Mohd. Zabani (Timbalan - Jabatan Peguam Negara

Citation: WA-44-122-05/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court: High Court
Case number: WA-44-122-05/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Court found no merit in the Applicant's challenges: evidence showed the Applicant understood Bahasa Malaysia so lack of Mandarin interpreter did not vitiate the Inquiry Officer's report; delays of 22 and 14 days were not inordinate given the circumstances and absence of prescribed regulations and were factually justified; conduct of the Advisory Board chairman did not deny a fair hearing and minutes were properly withheld under Section 14 and Article 151(3); production to Magistrates Court was lawful under delegated authority and Section 16 was not contravened. Therefore the detaining authori…

Habeas corpus
Preventive detention
Procedural compliance
Right to interpreter
Statutory time-limits and delay
Fair hearing before advisory board

Malaysia Case Law

LIM KAH SENG 1. ) MENTERI DALAM NEGERI MALAYSIA 2. ) KETUA POLIS NEGARA, MALAYSIA 3. ) PENGARAH, PUSAT PEMULIHAN AKHLAK, BATU GAJAH, PERAK

En. Sharvin Nair Yasodharan (Tetuan Sharvin & Associates) En. Muhammad bin Sinti, En. Zulkpli bin Abdullah, En. Nuur Izham bin Ismail, En. Muhammad Idzwan bin Ishak & Pn. Farasyeriza binti Mohd. Zabani (Timbalan - Jabatan Peguam Negara