DATO DR MAHMUD MOHD NOR & ANOR vs DR MOHD ISMAIL ABDUL HAMID

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2023 MarsdenLR 891

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
DATO DR MAHMUD MOHD NOR & ANOR – Appellant
Versus
DR MOHD ISMAIL ABDUL HAMID – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Harjinder Kaur Ajaib Singh,Choy Moon Moon ,Respondent Advocate: T Gunaseelan,Keshvinjeet Singh

Table of Content
1. appellants can challenge prior procedural rulings only when final decisions are reached. (Para 1 , 2 , 11)
2. the composition and operational legitimacy of the pic remain central to disciplinary proceedings. (Para 12 , 14 , 15)
3. premature challenges to administrative processes delay essential disciplinary proceedings. (Para 22 , 25 , 27)
4. the statutory interpretation of procedural rules mandates understanding statutory provisions cohesively. (Para 40 , 41 , 42)
5. the ruling allows the appeal, affirming the proper conduct of disciplinary rules as laid out. (Para 71)

Azizah Nawawi JCA:

[1] This is the Appellants' appeal against the decision of the learned Judicial Commissioner ("JC") dated 9 September 2020 in allowing the Respondent's Originating Summons dated 3 May 2016 ("OS"), inter alia, for the following orders:

(i) a declaration that the Preliminary Investigation Committee I ("PIC") is irregular and/or invalid in law; and

(ii) a declaration that the decision of the PIC on 28 May 2014 is null and void.

[2] Having considered the submissions of all parties, we have allowed the appeal and set aside the decision of the learned JC.

The Salient Facts

[3] The Respondent is

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2023 MarsdenLR 891

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYADATO DR MAHMUD MOHD NOR & ANOR – AppellantVersusDR MOHD ISMAIL ABDUL HAMID – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
DATO DR MAHMUD MOHD NOR & ANOR – Appellant
Versus
DR MOHD ISMAIL ABDUL HAMID – Respondent