Appeals court reserves decision on bid to stay committal proceedings against former undang Mubarak, five others

The Court of Appeal reserved its decision on the stay application by six individuals, including former Undang Luak, pending their appeal, with case management set for September 14.

The court extended the interim stay of committal proceedings against the six individuals, as arguments were presented regarding jurisdiction and the validity of High Court proceedings.

The legal dispute began when the plaintiffs sought the High Court's copy of minutes removing Mubarak, leading to an injunction preserving the status quo, which was allegedly violated.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 7 — The Court of Appeal reserved its decision on an application by six individuals, including former Undang Luak Sungai Ujong Datuk Mubarak Thahak, to stay the committal proceedings against them pending disposal of their appeal.

A three-man bench comprising Justices Datuk Alwi Abdul Wahab, Datuk Dr Shahnaz Sulaiman and Datuk Amarjeet Singh set September 14 for case management to set the date for decision.

The court also extended the ad interim stay of the committal proceedings granted to the six individuals until a decision is made on their stay application.

A different three-man bench of the Court of Appeal had granted the ad interim stay on July 29 pending today’s hearing on the stay application.

Today, the bench heard full arguments for stay of committal proceedings from counsel Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud, who represented the applicants, and lawyer Steven Thiru, who appeared for the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) and its secretary, Raja Norazli Raja Nordin.

The six individuals comprising four Undangs and two chieftains have appealed against the decision of the Seremban High Court granting the DKU and Raja Norazli leave to commence committal proceedings against them for allegedly breaching an injunction order. Their appeal is scheduled for case management on Oct 19.

The six applicants are Mubarak, Undang Luak of Jelebu Datuk Maarof Mat Rashad, Undang Luak of Johol Datuk Muhammed Abdullah, Undang Luak of Rembau Datuk Abdul Rahim Yasin, Tunku Besar Tampin Tunku Syed Razman Tunku Syed Idrus Al-Qadri, and Shahbandar Sungai Ujong Datuk Seri Badarudin Abdul Khalid.

In his submissions, Awang Armadajaya said if the stay is not granted, it would render the applicants’ appeal nugatory.

He said there are important legal issues for determination of the Court of Appeal, including whether the High Court or the Special Court had the jurisdiction to hear the injunction and committal proceedings.

He said if the Court of Appeal decide that only the Special Court had jurisdiction, then the case must be brought before the Special Court for determination and all the proceedings in the High Court would be invalid.

Steven, meanwhile, urged the court to dismiss the stay application and allow the committal proceedings in the High Court to proceed without any delay.

He said established legal principle requires contempt proceedings, once commenced, to be given priority over other proceedings, adding that the applicants should instead seek an urgent hearing of their appeal.

Steven further argued that the applicants have shown disrespect to the court and have interfered with the administration of justice and they should not be granted any relief under Section 44 of the Courts of Judicature Act.

The legal dispute originated on May 5 this year when Mubarak and five others filed an originating summons at the High Court to obtain a copy of the minutes of a special DKU meeting held on April 17. Among the contents of the meeting minutes was a decision to remove Mubarak as Undang Luak of Sungai Ujong.

On June 5 this year, the High Court granted an ad interim injunction to preserve the status quo, maintaining the existing composition of the DKU and Raja Norazli’s position as its secretary, pending the determination of issues relating to jurisdiction and justiciability, or until further order of the court.

However, Raja Norazli claimed that media reports on the same day showed that the plaintiffs, particularly Maarof, had been involved in the purported appointment of the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan under Article 11 of the Negeri Sembilan State Constitution 1959, despite the injunction order still being in force.

He alleged that the appointment was made in defiance of the court order, prompting the DKU and Raja Norazli to seek leave from the High Court to commence committal proceedings against the six individuals for contempt of court. — Bernama

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上诉法院保留了对包括前 Undang Luak 在内的六人提出的暂缓执行申请的裁决，等待他们的上诉，案件管理定于 9 月 14 日进行。

法院延长了对这六名个人的监禁程序的临时中止期限，因为就管辖权和高等法院程序的有效性提出了论点。

这场法律纠纷始于原告向高等法院索要罢免穆巴拉克的会议记录副本，导致法院颁布禁令维持现状，而该禁令据称遭到违反。

布城，9月7日讯——上诉法院保留了对包括前Undang Luak Sungai Ujong Datuk Mubarak Thahak在内的六人提出的申请的裁决，该申请要求在上诉处理完毕之前暂停对他们的监禁程序。

由法官 Datuk Alwi Abdul Wahab、Datuk Dr Shahnaz Sulaiman 和 Datuk Amarjeet Singh 组成的三人法官将案件管理定于 9 月 14 日，以设定做出决定的日期。

法院还延长了对这六名个人的临时中止监禁程序的期限，直到对他们的中止申请作出决定为止。

上诉法院另一个由三人组成的合议庭于 7 月 29 日批准了临时中止令，等待今天对中止令申请的听证会。

今天，法官席听取了申请人的代表律师 Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud 和代表森美兰州议会 (DKU) 出庭的律师 Steven Thiru 及其秘书 Raja Norazli Raja Nordin 提出的暂缓交付程序的完整论点。

包括四名酋长和两名首领在内的六人已就芙蓉高等法院准许DKU和拉惹诺拉兹利对他们提起刑事诉讼的裁决提出上诉，该裁决指控他们违反了禁令。他们的上诉案定于10月19日进行案件管理。

这六名申请人分别是Mubarak、Jelebu Datuk Maarof Mat Rashad的Undang Luak、Johol Datuk Muhammed Abdullah的Undang Luak、Rembau Datuk Abdul Rahim Yasin的Undang Luak、Tunku Besar Tampin Tunku Syed Razman Tunku Syed Idrus Al-Qadri和Shahbandar Sungai Ujong Datuk Seri Badarudin Abdul哈立德。

阿旺·阿玛达贾亚在陈述中表示，如果暂缓执行令不被批准，申请人的上诉将变得毫无意义。

他表示，上诉法院需要裁决一些重要的法律问题，包括高等法院或特别法院是否有权审理禁令和监禁程序。

他说，如果上诉法院裁定只有特别法庭才有管辖权，那么该案必须提交特别法庭审理，高等法院的所有诉讼程序都将无效。

与此同时，史蒂文敦促法院驳回暂缓执行申请，并允许高等法院的交付审判程序立即进行。

他表示，既定的法律原则要求，一旦藐视法庭的诉讼程序开始，就应优先于其他诉讼程序，并补充说，申请人应该寻求对其上诉进行紧急听证。

史蒂文进一步辩称，申请人对法庭不敬，妨碍司法公正，不应根据《法院法》第 44 条给予他们任何救济。

这场法律纠纷始于今年 5 月 5 日，当时穆巴拉克和其他五人向高等法院提交了一份起诉状，要求获得 4 月 17 日举行的 DKU 特别会议的会议记录副本。会议记录的内容之一是决定解除穆巴拉克作为双溪乌戎 Undang Luak 的职务。

今年 6 月 5 日，高等法院颁布了一项临时禁令，以维持现状，保留 DKU 的现有组成和 Raja Norazli 担任其秘书的职位，直至确定​​与管辖权和可诉性有关的问题，或直至法院另行命令。

然而，拉惹诺拉兹利声称，当天的媒体报道显示，原告，特别是马罗夫，参与了根据 1959 年森美兰州宪法第 11 条任命森美兰州最高行政长官的所谓行动，尽管禁令仍然有效。

他声称该任命公然违反了法庭命令，促使达卡大学和拉惹诺拉兹利向高等法院申请许可，对这六人提起藐视法庭的刑事诉讼。——马新社

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