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Teng Chang Khim (Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Mengenai Keupayaan Kebertanggungjawaban dan Ketelusan dan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Hak dan Kebebasan Dewan Undangan Negeri Selangor) & Ors – Appellant
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Dato' Raja Ideris bin Raja Ahmad & Ors – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appeal against court of appeal's decision. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. procedural rules for striking out an action. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. court's review authority regarding legislative matters. (Para 6 , 7 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. arguments about legislative immunity. (Para 8 , 9 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. sufficiency of merits in alleged constitutional breaches. (Para 15 , 16 , 19) |
| 6. jurisdiction of federal court over state law challenges. (Para 17 , 18) |
| 7. assessment of justiciability and legislative process. (Para 58 , 68) |
| 8. final ruling on the appeal and justiciability. (Para 84 , 86 , 87) |
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
[1]This is the appeal by the Appellants (the first, second, third, fourth, eight and ninth Defendant in the High Court) against the decision of the Court of Appeal given on 16.12.2011 which reversed the decision of the High Court. The High Court had, on 21.3.2011, allowed the Appellants' application under O 18 r 19 of the Rules of the High Court 1980 (RHC) and struck out the Originating Summons No -21-380-2009 ("the Originating Summons") filed by the Respondents (the Plaintiffs in the High Court).
[2]The background facts leading to the present appeal are these. After the Ge
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