Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

De facto doctrine

Legal area

Court

18 Nov 2021

1. PUNITHAN A/L GANASAN 2. HEMARAJ A/L A SHANMUHAM 3. WONG SUI KHENG 1. TIMBALAN MENTERI DALAM NEGERI, MALAYSIA 2. PENGUASA KANAN PUSAT PEMULIHAN AKHLAK SIMPANG RENGGAM JOHOR 3. PENGUASA KANAN PUSAT PEMULIHAN AKHLAK MACHANG KELANTAN 4. KETU

Citation

WA-44-137-05/2021; WA-44-140-05/2021; WA-44-151-06/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-44-137-05/2021; WA-44-140-05/2021; WA-44-151-06/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Majority of grounds challenged either concerned pre‑detention investigatory irregularities or discretionary acts of the Advisory/Appeal Board and therefore were academic or non‑justiciable once the Minister validly made a detention order under s6(1); no procedural non‑compliance affecting the legality of the detention was established, so habeas corpus relief is refused in line with binding Federal Court authority.
30 Nov 2020

1. ) 1.YONG TSHU KHIN 2.ANNIE QUAH LAY NAH 2. ) 1.YONG TSHU KHIN 2.ANNIE QUAH LAY NAH 3. ) YAKIN TENGGARA SDN BHD 4. ) DATUK LIM SUE BENG 5. ) TAN BOON LEE 6. ) 1.TAN WEI HONG 2.TAN WEI JIE 3.TAN HUN KHONG 4.LAI CHEW LAI 5.CHUAN HUNG CHIEN

Citation

08(RS)-3-08/2018(W), Heart Together With 08(RS)-6-08/2018(W), 08(RS)-7-08/2018(W), 08(RS)-12-10/2018(B), 08(RS)-13-11/2018(W), 08(RS)-14-11/2018(A), 08(RS)-17-12/2018(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Court

RS
Case number

08(RS)-3-08/2018(W), Heart Together With 08(RS)-6-08/2018(W), 08(RS)-7-08/2018(W), 08(RS)-12-10/2018(B), 08(RS)-13-11/2018(W), 08(RS)-14-11/2018(A), 08(RS)-17-12/2018(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)

The de facto doctrine applies to constitutional appointments and saves the decisions of the two Judges; collateral attacks on judicial appointments in these review motions fail; section 78 CJA 1964 and Rule 63 RFC 1995 allow judgments to be pronounced by remaining members and preserve the majority decision where appropriate; none of the seven rule 137 review motions met the high threshold for review and all were dismissed with costs.

Malaysia Case Law

1. PUNITHAN A/L GANASAN 2. HEMARAJ A/L A SHANMUHAM 3. WONG SUI KHENG 1. TIMBALAN MENTERI DALAM NEGERI, MALAYSIA 2. PENGUASA KANAN PUSAT PEMULIHAN AKHLAK SIMPANG RENGGAM JOHOR 3. PENGUASA KANAN PUSAT PEMULIHAN AKHLAK MACHANG KELANTAN 4. KETU

1. ) 1.YONG TSHU KHIN 2.ANNIE QUAH LAY NAH 2. ) 1.YONG TSHU KHIN 2.ANNIE QUAH LAY NAH 3. ) YAKIN TENGGARA SDN BHD 4. ) DATUK LIM SUE BENG 5. ) TAN BOON LEE 6. ) 1.TAN WEI HONG 2.TAN WEI JIE 3.TAN HUN KHONG 4.LAI CHEW LAI 5.CHUAN HUNG CHIEN