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John Skelchy
About John Skelchy
John Skelchy has appeared as counsel in 1 judgment in the MY Case Law database, spanning August 2025 to August 2025. Role breakdown: counsel for appellant (1). Appearances span the Court of Appeal (1). Admitted to the Malaysian Bar on 1999-04-10.
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Senior Counsel
How many court cases has John Skelchy appeared in?
John Skelchy has appeared in 1 published judgment from August 2025 to August 2025. Appearances span the Court of Appeal (1).
Practice Areas (from case appearances)
Investigation Committee (IIC) Legitimacy 1 Facts The Appellant, Professor Dato’ Dr. Mohd Fauzi Bin Ramlan, a former Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), was subjected to disciplinary proceedings under the Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) Act 2000 (Act 605). He was found guilty of insubordination by UPM’s Disciplinary Committee (DC) and penalised by a reduction in rank from VK6 to VK7. His appeal to the Disciplinary Appeal Committee (DAC) was dismissed. The Appellant subsequently sought judicial review of the DAC’s decision, which was dismissed by the High Court. The present appeal challenges that dismissal. 1 Issues 1Whether the disciplinary process, particularly before the DAC, complied with the rules of natural justice. 1 2Whether the DAC’s failure to allow the Appellant to be present during witness examination constituted a procedural impropriety. 1 3Whether defects in earlier stages (IIC, IC, DC) were “cured” by the DAC’s appellate process. 1 Held Appeal Allowed 1