DATO' SRI MOHD NAJIB BIN TUN HJ ABD RAZAK v 1. ) Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Bin Mohd Salleh 2. ) KOMISIONER JENERAL PENJARA 3. ) PEGUAM NEGARA MALAYSIA 4. ) LEMBAGA PENGAMPUNAN BAGI WILAYAH-WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR, LABUAN DAN PUTRAJAYA 5. ) MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI (UNDANG-UNDANG DAN REFORMASI INSTITUSI) 6. ) KETUA PENGARAH BAHAGIAN HAL EHWAL UNDANG-UNDANG DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI 7. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA

w-01im-456-07-2024 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 5 January 2025 • W-01(IM)-456-07/2024 • 87 min read
53 cases cited (2 SG, 51 foreign)

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DATO' SRI MOHD NAJIB BIN TUN HJ ABD RAZAK v 1. ) Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Bin... is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated January 5, 2025 (citation: w-01im-456-07-2024). <p>Dato' Sri Mohd Najib, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, appealed against the High Court's dismissal of his leave application to commence judicial review proceedings relating to his petition for a full pardon from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in the SRC case. The Court of Appeal, by a 2-1 majority, allowed the appeal, finding that leave should have been granted for the judicial review application concerning the pardon process under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution.</p> The panel comprised Azhahari Kamal bin Ramli, Azizah binti Haji Nawawi and Mohd Firuz bin Jaffril, with Azizah binti Haji Nawawi delivering the judgment.

Summary

Dato' Sri Mohd Najib, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, appealed against the High Court's dismissal of his leave application to commence judicial review proceedings relating to his petition for a full pardon from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in the SRC case. The Court of Appeal, by a 2-1 majority, allowed the appeal, finding that leave should have been granted for the judicial review application concerning the pardon process under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution.

What was the outcome of DATO' SRI MOHD NAJIB BIN TUN HJ ABD RAZAK v 1. ) Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Bin...?

<p>Dato' Sri Mohd Najib, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, appealed against the High Court's dismissal of his leave application to commence judic...

Statutes Cited

Courts of Judicature Act 1964
s 25(2) s 69(2)
Federal Constitution
Art 42 Art 5(1)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (53)

SG (2)
[2019] SGCA 41 [2020] SGCA 77
UK (9)
[1944] KB 718 [1954] 3 All ER 745 [1982] AC 617 [1986] 2 All ER 941 [2002] EWCA Civ 1409 [2011] UKPC 46 [2012] EWHC 1117 [2016] UKSC 35 [2024] 1 WLR 1663
MY (42)
[1965] 2 MLJ 148 [1970] 2 MLJ 70 [1972] 1 MLJ 180 [1979] 2 MLJ 170 [1980] 2 MLJ 142 [1984] 1 MLJ 168 [1985] 2 MLJ 285 [1989] 3 MLJ 298 [1990] 3 MLJ 228 [1995] 1 MLJ 281 [1995] 1 MLJ 282 [1995] 2 MLJ 442 [1995] 3 CLJ 627 [1997] 2 CLJ 11 [1998] 1 MLJ 1 [2002] 4 MLJ 529 [2004] 4 MLJ 105 [2004] 5 MLJ 495 [2005] 3 CLJ 238 [2005] 5 MLJ 1 [2006] 1 CLJ 927 [2006] 1 MLJ 649 [2006] 5 MLJ 60 [2009] 5 CLJ 734 [2009] 6 CLJ 102 [2011] 4 CLJ 179 [2011] 9 CLJ 645 [2012] 1 MLJ 179 [2012] 4 CLJ 478 [2012] 4 MLJ 296 [2013] 4 CLJ 193 [2013] 7 CLJ 451 [2014] 2 CLJ 525 [2017] 10 CLJ 36 [2017] 4 MLJ 656 [2019] 1 MLJ 307 [2020] 3 MLJ 114 [2020] 5 MLJ 207 [2020] MLJU 2201 [2022] 3 CLJ 339 [2023] 2 MLJ 545 [2023] 3 MLJ 829