AAISHAH HEALTHER BONG BINTI COLIN v 1. ) Pendaftar Muallaf Wilayah Persekutuan 2. ) MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

w-01im-551-10-2023 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 12 December 2024 • W-01(IM)-551-10/2023 • 6 min read
8 cases cited (0 SG, 8 foreign)

Outcome

The appeal is allowed and the decision of the High Court is set aside. Costs shall be costs in the cause.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) (w-01im-551-10-2023). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

The Court of Appeal reversed the High Court's dismissal of leave application for judicial review in regards to religious conversion, clarifying that the threshold for granting leave for judicial review is low and that uncertainties surrounding jurisdictional issues warranted a full hearing.

Practice Areas

Administrative Law

Judges (3)

Ahmad Fairuz bin Zainol Abidin Coram Lim Chong Fong Delivered Supang Lian Coram

Counsel (5)

Attorney General's Chambers Firm Fahri, Azzat & Co. Firm Iqbal Harith Liang Counsel Appellant Mohammad Sallehuddin Bin Md Ali Counsel Respondent Muhammad Firdaus Bin Daniel Tan Counsel Appellant

Parties (4)

Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN Respondent Pendaftar Muallaf Wilayah Persekutuan Respondent Aaishah Healther Bong binti Colin Appellant

Statutes Cited

Federal Territories) Act 1993 (Cap 505)

Cases Cited (8)

MY (8)
[1983] 1 CLJ 130 [1986] 2 CLJ 409 [1990] 3 MLJ 228 [1997] 4 CLJ 725 [2007] 5 MLJ 101 [2008] 2 CLJ 1 [2011] 6 MLJ 490 [2012] 4 MLJ 296

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (w-01im-551-10-2023)