ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD vs MENTERI SUMBER MANUSIA & ORS

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2018 MarsdenLR 1516

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD – Appellant
Versus
MENTERI SUMBER MANUSIA & ORS – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Sivabalah Nadarajah,Reena Enbasegaram ,Respondent Advocate: Ruzaimah Mohd Ridzuan,Shazreen Nadia Zulkipli

Table of Content
1. facts establish employment context and union representation. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. findings of dgir regarding cse roles. (Para 10 , 11)
3. arguments focused on minister's decision-making process. (Para 12 , 15 , 28)
4. court highlighted the need for compliance with statutory provisions. (Para 16 , 17 , 21 , 24 , 25 , 27)
5. decision affirmed that judicial review doesn't supplant executive discretion. (Para 20 , 22 , 23 , 29 , 32)
6. challenges against the minister's adherence to procedural fairness. (Para 30 , 39)

[1] Having heard arguments by both sides, we dismissed the appellant's appeal with costs. We found no reason to interfere with the decision of the High Court dismissing the appellant's application for judicial review to quash the decision of the 1st respondent ("the Minister"). Our decision was unanimous and these are our grounds for dismissing the appeal.

[2] The salient facts are as follows. Sometime in 2012, the appellant, a licensed bank under the Financial Services Act 2012 and a member of the Malayan Commerce Banks' Association, rolled out a promotion exercise in Peninsular Malaysia whereby its clerical and special grade clerks were given the oppor

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2018 MarsdenLR 1516

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYAALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD – AppellantVersusMENTERI SUMBER MANUSIA & ORS – Respondent

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD – Appellant
Versus
MENTERI SUMBER MANUSIA & ORS – Respondent