Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Jurisdiction between civil and syariah courts

Legal area

Court

19 Jun 2025

1. ) SIS FORUM (MALAYSIA) 2. ) XXXX 1. ) XXXX 2. ) MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM SELANGOR 3. ) Kerajaan Negeri Selangor

Citation

01(f)-23-09/2023(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Court

f
Case number

01(f)-23-09/2023(W) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)

The appeal is dismissed because the fatwa concerns Hukum Syarak and the control of religious doctrines among persons professing Islam, placing it within Item 1 List II and exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Syariah Courts under the subject-matter approach; there was no proof s.51 referral to the National Fatwa Committee was required, and the fatwa properly applies to the first appellant given its Muslim composition and activities.
8 Jan 2024

1. ) NIVETHAH A/P THAMAYANDIRAN 2. ) SWETHA A/P THAMAYANDIRAN KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA PENCELAH MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM SELANGOR

Citation

BA-24NCvC-1345-08/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-24NCvC-1345-08/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

High Court has jurisdiction to determine an ab initio claim on religious status; on the facts the Plaintiffs, born illegitimate and established as Hindu on the balance of probabilities, are not Muslims under the applicable Selangor Islamic enactments and are entitled to the declaratory reliefs sought.
22 Oct 2023

ZULKIFLI BIN NORDIN 1. ) Mohamed Luqman Bin Mohd Amin 2. ) FARAH DHIYA BINTI MOHD AMIN 3. ) PENTADBIR TANAH PEJABAT TANAH DAERAH PONTIAN, JOHOR 4. ) PENTADBIR TANAH PEJABAT TANAH DAERAH RENGIT, JOHOR 5. ) Kerajaan Negeri Johor 6. ) Nor Hani

Citation

JA-22NCvC-14-02/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JA-22NCvC-14-02/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The application to enforce the Syariah High Court order (Lampiran 74) was dismissed because, notwithstanding that the term "Court" in the National Land Code includes Syariah courts for certain purposes, the Syariah court lacks jurisdiction to make orders that would cancel registered transactions or displace indefeasible registered title affecting bona fide purchasers; such matters fall within the civil High Court's domain and cannot be enforced by the land registry without civil adjudication. The civil court therefore refused to enforce the Syariah order and directed the matter to proceed to…
28 Aug 2023

1. ) MOHD KHAIRUL HAQIMIE BIN KAMARUDDIN 2. ) Mohd Khairil Aizat Bin Kamaruddin 3. ) NUR KHAIRUN SYAZANA BINTI KAMARUDDIN 4. ) MOHD KAMAL IKHWAN BIN KAMARUDDIN 5. ) NUR KHAIRUNNISA ATIRAH BINTI KAMARUDDIN KAMARUDDIN BIN ABD RASHID

Citation

BA-24NCvC-730-04/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-24NCvC-730-04/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The originating summons was struck out/cancelled because the claim concerns a hibah (gift inter vivos) by a living Muslim donor and raises primary issues of Islamic law and disputed facts (different deed drafts, alleged undue influence, cancellation by donor) that fall within the exclusive or primary jurisdiction of the Syariah High Court; therefore the Civil High Court must decline to order specific performance/transfer until Syariah determination, and on the balance of probabilities the defendant satisfied the requirements to have the action dismissed as an abuse of process under O.18 r.19.
9 Mar 2022

DA-24NCVC-256-08/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Citation

DA-24NCVC-256-08/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

DA-24NCVC-256-08/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The Civil High Court lacks jurisdiction to determine whether rental income collected before the Syariah Court's declaration forms part of a Muslim deceased's estate subject to faraid; that determination is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Syariah Court, therefore the plaintiffs' originating application is dismissed and the related injunction rendered academic.

Malaysia Case Law

1. ) SIS FORUM (MALAYSIA) 2. ) XXXX 1. ) XXXX 2. ) MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM SELANGOR 3. ) Kerajaan Negeri Selangor

1. ) NIVETHAH A/P THAMAYANDIRAN 2. ) SWETHA A/P THAMAYANDIRAN KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA PENCELAH MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM SELANGOR

ZULKIFLI BIN NORDIN 1. ) Mohamed Luqman Bin Mohd Amin 2. ) FARAH DHIYA BINTI MOHD AMIN 3. ) PENTADBIR TANAH PEJABAT TANAH DAERAH PONTIAN, JOHOR 4. ) PENTADBIR TANAH PEJABAT TANAH DAERAH RENGIT, JOHOR 5. ) Kerajaan Negeri Johor 6. ) Nor Hani

1. ) MOHD KHAIRUL HAQIMIE BIN KAMARUDDIN 2. ) Mohd Khairil Aizat Bin Kamaruddin 3. ) NUR KHAIRUN SYAZANA BINTI KAMARUDDIN 4. ) MOHD KAMAL IKHWAN BIN KAMARUDDIN 5. ) NUR KHAIRUNNISA ATIRAH BINTI KAMARUDDIN KAMARUDDIN BIN ABD RASHID

DA-24NCVC-256-08/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)