MUHAMMAD SYAFIQ BIN ULOGANATHAN v 1. ) Pendaftar Muallaf Wilayah Persekutuan 2. ) MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

wa-25-391-11-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 1 April 2026 • WA-25-391-11/2025 • 22 min read
17 cases cited (0 SG, 17 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 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-25-391-11-2025). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

whether the remedy/ relief-based approach or the subject matter approach is applicable and determinative of the application - the proper interpretation of s 46(2)(b)(x) of Act 505 and whether the “by implication” approach or the “specific statutory conferment” approach should be adopted.

Practice Areas

Administrative Law

Judges (1)

Aliza binti Sulaiman Delivered

Counsel (3)

Fahri, Azzat & Co. Firm Iqbal Harith Liang bin Danial Liang Counsel Applicant Shahidah Nafisah binti Leman Counsel Respondent

Parties (4)

Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN Respondent Pendaftar Muallaf Wilayah Persekutuan Respondent Muhammad Syafiq bin Uloganathan Applicant

Statutes Cited

Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993 (Cap 505)
Federal Constitution
Art 11(1)
Federal Territories) Act 1993 (Cap 505)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (17)

UK (1)
[1982] AC 617
MY (16)
[1983] 1 CLJ 130 [1999] 2 CLJ 5 [2006] 5 MLJ 60 [2007] 5 MLJ 101 [2008] 2 CLJ 1 [2012] 4 CLJ 478 [2016] 1 MLJ 544 [2017] 1 MLJ 340 [2017] 4 MLJ 656 [2019] 1 MLJ 307 [2020] 3 MLJ 114 [2020] 5 MLJ 207 [2021] 3 CLJ 301 [2024] 9 MLJ 180 [2025] 1 MLJ 334 [2025] MLJU 4674

Judgment

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Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (wa-25-391-11-2025)