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COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
KETUA PEGAWAI PENGUATKUASA AGAMA & ORS – Appellant
Versus
MAQSOOD AHMAD & ORS AND ANOTHER APPEAL – Respondent
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| 1. the differentiation between jurisdiction of civil and syariah courts. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. understanding the legal implications of being a muslim under malaysian law. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. background of the ahmadiyya community's legal challenges. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. judicial determination of jurisdiction over religious identity. (Para 31 , 32 , 42) |
| 5. the ahmadiyya's legal status per fatwas affects jurisdiction. (Para 33 , 106 , 111) |
| 6. syariah courts' jurisdiction limited by definition of islam. (Para 39 , 41 , 119) |
| 7. arguments related to the religious identification and prosecution of the respondents. (Para 48 , 57 , 58) |
| 8. overall conclusion reaffirming syariah court jurisdiction based on religious identity. (Para 189) |
| 9. future implications for the ahmadiyya community's legal status. (Para 190 , 195) |
| 10. conclusion remitting the matter for further clarification of status. (Para 192) |
[1] There are before us two related appeals arising from the same decision of the High Court at Shah Alam. Appeal number B-01(A)-468-07-2018 (Appeal 468) is an appeal by the Selangor State Government and religious authorities against the substantive decision in a judicial review application in which
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