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COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
SALIHUDIN HAJI AHMAD KHALID & ORS – Appellant
Versus
PENDAFTAR PERTUBUHAN MALAYSIA & ANOR – Respondent
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| 1. judicial review application by party members against registrar of societies on election issues. (Para 1 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 2. appeal context and parties' status within umno. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. high court's jurisdiction disputed based on the interpretation of s 18c. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 14 , 15) |
| 4. court affirmed jurisdictional limits set by s 18c of societies act. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 5. the decision rests on legislative intention to limit judicial review in political party matters. (Para 18) |
[1] This is an appeal against the decision of the learned High Court Judge at Kuala Lumpur who dismissed the Appellants' judicial review application on a preliminary objection of the Respondents that the High Court has no jurisdiction to hear the matter in the light of the specific provision of s 18C of the Societies Act 1966 [Act 335].
Background Facts
[2] The 1st Appellant is a registered member of United Malaya National Organisation (UMNO), a political party. He was also the UMNO Branch Chief appointed since 2013 at Cawangan Seri Merpati Pandan Indah. The 2nd to the 16th Appellants are registered ordinary members of UMNO at specific UMNO branches.
[3] The 16 Appellants had sought leave to c
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