ABDUL HAKIM BIN ABDUL WAHID v Mas Ermieyati Binti Samsudin

01i-4-02-2023m Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 1 May 2023 • 01(i)-4-02/2023(M)

Catchwords

Election petition appeal – whether the proviso in section 38(1)(a) of the Election Offences Act 1954 must be read independently from section 38(1) of the Act or must be read together? Proviso (a) of section 38(1) of the EOA applies to any election petition on grounds of corrupt practice and payment of monies after the date of the publication of the election’s result in the Gazette. Whether the particulars of how the petitioner’s agent was appointed must be stated in the election petition?

Practice Areas

Statutory Interpretation

Judges (3)

Hasnah binti Dato' Mohammed Hashim Coram Nordin bin Hassan Coram Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat Delivered

Parties (2)

Abdul Hakim bin Abdul Wahid Appellant Mas Ermieyati binti Samsudin Respondent

Judgment

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