Sacked Negeri Sembilan exco members’ case: Federal Court case management on Oct 23, High Court to hear intervention bid on Nov 2

In a legal matter before the High Court, Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan and its secretary, Raja Norazli Raja Nordin, have sought to intervene in a case filed by ten former Negeri Sembilan executive council members concerning the State Constitution's interpretation.

High Court Judge Roz Mawar Rozain scheduled hearings on Nov 2 and Nov 16 to consider the intervention and a preliminary objection by the Negeri Sembilan State Secretary, who argues that judicial review, rather than an originating summons, is the appropriate legal route.

Additionally, the plaintiffs are seeking damages following the revocation of their appointments by the Yang Dipertuan Besar, Tuanku Muhriz, due to alleged disloyalty.

SEREMBAN, Oct 22 — Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin and DKU have applied to intervene in an originating summons filed by 10 former Negeri Sembilan executive council (Exco) members over the interpretation of the State Constitution.

High Court Judge Roz Mawar Rozain fixed Nov 2 to hear the application and directed all parties to file their respective written submissions by Oct 30.

The hearing will be conducted via Zoom at 11 am.

The court also fixed Nov 16 to hear a preliminary objection by the Negeri Sembilan State Secretary and the state government, the respondents in the case, challenging the use of the originating summons to initiate the proceedings.

They contend that the matter should instead have been brought through judicial review.

The notice of preliminary objection must be filed by Oct 23, with written submissions due on Nov 10 and replies by Nov 13.

During today’s proceedings, the court was informed that the 10 applicants had filed an application in the Federal Court on Oct 14 seeking a reference on questions concerning the interpretation of provisions in the Negeri Sembilan State Constitution under Article 34(2).

The Federal Court has fixed a case management session via e-review on Oct 23.

The High Court judge said the intervention applications must be disposed of before the court could determine the next steps in the proceedings.

Lawyer Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun, representing the 10 applicants, said he needed to obtain instructions from his clients on whether they would oppose the intervention applications.

The court also directed the applicants to file any affidavit in reply by Oct 26 should they decide to oppose the applications.

Meanwhile, lawyer Datuk Dr Cyrus Das, representing the Negeri Sembilan State Secretary, said his clients had no objection to the court hearing the intervention applications first to facilitate the orderly progress of the proceedings.

The originating summons also includes a claim for damages by the plaintiffs.

On Sept 20, the Negeri Sembilan palace announced that the Yang Dipertuan Besar, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, had revoked the appointments of the exco members with immediate effect.

The revocation of their appointments was gazetted on Sept 24, with their removal effective from Sept 20.

The gazette stated that their appointments were revoked and annulled because they violated their pledge of allegiance to Tuanku Muhriz when they agreed on Tuanku Muhriz’s removal as the Yang Dipertuan Besar. — Bernama

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在高等法院审理的法律案件中，森美兰州议会下议院及其秘书 Raja Norazli Raja Nordin 寻求干预由十名前森美兰执行委员会成员提起的有关州宪法解释的案件。

高等法院法官罗兹·马瓦尔·罗扎因安排于 11 月 2 日和 11 月 16 日举行听证会，审议森美兰州秘书的干预和初步反对意见。森美兰州秘书认为，司法审查（而非起诉传票）才是合适的法律途径。

此外，原告还因被指控不忠而被最高元首端姑慕赫里兹撤销任命，并寻求赔偿。

芙蓉，10 月 22 日 — 森美兰州议会下议院秘书 Raja Norazli Raja Nordin 和 DKU 已申请干预由 10 名前森美兰执行委员会 (Exco) 成员就州宪法的解释提出的原诉传票。

高等法院法官罗兹·马瓦尔·罗扎因 (Roz Mawar Rozain) 将 11 月 2 日定为审理此申请的日期，并指示各方在 10 月 30 日之前提交各自的书面陈述。

听证会将于上午 11 点通过 Zoom 进行。

法院还定于 11 月 16 日听取森美兰州秘书和州政府（本案被告）提出的初步反对意见，他们质疑使用起诉传票启动诉讼程序。

他们认为此事应该通过司法审查来解决。

初步反对通知书必须在 10 月 23 日前提交，书面意见必须在 11 月 10 日前提交，答复必须在 11 月 13 日前提交。

在今天的庭审过程中，法庭获悉，10 名申请人于 10 月 14 日向联邦法院提交了一份申请，要求对森美兰州宪法第 34(2) 条的解释问题进行参考。

联邦法院已安排于 10 月 23 日通过电子审查方式举行案件管理会议。

高等法院法官表示，在法院能够确定诉讼的下一步步骤之前，必须先处理这些干预申请。

代表 10 名申请人的律师拿督莫哈末·哈法里扎姆·哈伦表示，他需要从他的客户那里获得指示，以确定他们是否会反对干预申请。

法院还指示申请人，如果他们决定反对这些申请，则必须在 10 月 26 日之前提交任何答辩状。

与此同时，代表森美兰州秘书的律师拿督赛勒斯·达斯博士表示，他的客户不反对法庭先审理干预申请，以促进诉讼程序的有序进行。

起诉状中还包括原告提出的损害赔偿请求。

9月20日，森美兰王宫宣布，国家元首端姑穆赫里兹端姑穆纳维尔已撤销行政会议成员的任命，立即生效。

撤销其任命的决定于 9 月 24 日在政府公报上公布，其免职自 9 月 20 日起生效。

政府公报指出，他们的任命被撤销并作废，因为他们在同意罢免端姑慕赫里兹的最高统治者职务时，违反了对端姑慕赫里兹的效忠誓言。——马新社

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