[1] This is an application for leave to appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal dated 14 October 2013 in allowing the respondents appeal against the decision of the High Court. A number of questions of law were posed by the applicant and are divided into three parts. (see Appendix)

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[2] The applicant is the publisher of "Herald - the Catholic Weekly" (the Herald). The Herald is published on behalf of the Bishops of Peninsular Malaysia pursuant to a publication permit (the permit) issued by the 1st respondent under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (the Act).

[3] The 1st respondent is the Minister charged with the responsibility of regulating the publishing and distribution of publications under the Act (the Minister).

[4] The 2nd respondent is the Government of Malaysia.

[5] The 3rd to 7th and the 9th respondents are the Islamic Councils of the States of Terengganu, Wilayah Persekutuan, Melaka, Johor, Kedah and Selangor. The 8th respondent is the Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association.

[6] The applicant was granted a publication permit by the Minister vide letter dated 30 December 2008 to publish the Herald in four languages, namely Bahasa Melayu, English, Ta