Monday, March 16, 2009

Nizar appeals High Court order

Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin filed an appeal on Monday against the High Court decision to refer his suit against Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, to the Federal Court.
Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad told Bernama that they had also filed a notice of motion for a stay of proceedings to refer the case to the Federal Court, which was scheduled to be heard this Friday.
The notice of appeal was filed at the High Court Registry here, while the notice of motion was filed at the Court of Appeal Registry in Putrajaya Monday morning, said Amer Hamzah.
On March 6, Justice Lau Bee Lan ruled that there were constitutional issues involving the interpretation of Article 16 (6) of the Perak Constitution and later referred four consitutional questions to the Federal Court for determination.
Mohammad Nizar, 52, filed for a judicial review on Feb 13, seeking a declaration that he is the rightful mentri besar of Perak and an injunction to bar Dr Zambry from discharging his duties as the mentri besar. - Bernama

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