Saturday, October 9, 2010
Court Rules Removal of Sivakumar Was Legit And Valid
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Justice Abdul Malik Ishak said whatever had taken place on May 7 last year in the Perak state assembly where Sivakumar was removed as the speaker and was replaced with R Ganesan, was legitimate and validly done according to the law.
He said it was indisputable that the assembly had the power or jurisdiction to elect or dismiss the speaker, adding that issue of whom was the validly appointed speaker was an issue outside the domain of the court's jurisdiction to adjudicate, by virtue of Article 72 of the federal constitution.
“Any relief extended to Sivakumar would have the effect of usurping the powers of the assembly,” he said in his 49-page judgment dated Aug 20 which was made available to the media today.On June 22 this year, a three-man Court of Appeal panel led by Abdul Malik had dismissed Sivakumar's appeal to restore his civil suit against Ganesan for alleged assault, battery and wrongful detention.
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