13 Jan 2023
MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM SELANGOR (MAIS) Dahlia Dhaima Binti Abdullah
- Citation
- B-01(NCvC)(A)-40-01/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- NCvC
- Case number
- B-01(NCvC)(A)-40-01/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
The Court affirmed that civil courts have jurisdiction to determine 'ab initio' claims that a person was never a Muslim; respondent's purported conversion of 17.5.1991 was unlawful because she was underage in breach of the 1952 Enactment and because it lacked the non-converting father's consent contrary to constitutional principles; admissions of childhood exposure in Syariah proceedings did not establish profession of Islam; prior Syariah proceedings do not bar civil relief given earlier legal uncertainty and lack of Syariah jurisdiction over ab initio claims; therefore declaration that resp…