ABDUL SALAM HUSIN vs MAJLIS ANGKATAN TENTERA & ANOR

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2010 MarsdenLR 3428

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
ABDUL SALAM HUSIN – Appellant
Versus
MAJLIS ANGKATAN TENTERA & ANOR – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Karpal Singh,Yvonne How ,Respondent Advocate: Narkunavathy Sundareson

Table of Content
1. background of the appellant's commission (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. appellant's argument for right to be heard (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
3. decisions of lower courts (Para 9 , 10)
4. exemption of armed forces from hearing before dismissal (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21)
5. natural justice and legislative provisions (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25)
6. court's decision and dismissal of appeal (Para 26)

James Foong FCJ:

Introduction

[1] The question posed to this court is straight forward:

Whether an officer of the armed forces whose commission is cancelled by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong pursuant to s 9 of the Armed Forces Act 1972 , although not required to be heard by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, having regard to art 135(1) and (2) of the Federal Constitution , is nevertheless entitled to be heard by the Armed Forces Council before it makes its recommendation to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Background Facts

[2] The appellant was appointed a member of the Armed Forces on 1 July 1980. He was commissioned as second lieutenant of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) on 11 April 1981. After completing a course in logistic, he was assigned as senior logistic officer to the RMAF'

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2010 MarsdenLR 3428

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYAABDUL SALAM HUSIN – AppellantVersusMAJLIS ANGKATAN TENTERA & ANOR – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
ABDUL SALAM HUSIN – Appellant
Versus
MAJLIS ANGKATAN TENTERA & ANOR – Respondent