Former Sungai Ujong Undang and five others fail to halt contempt proceedings

On November 4, the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya dismissed an application by former Undang Luak of Sungai Ujong, Datuk Mubarak Thahak, and five others to halt committal proceedings against them.

The three-member judicial panel upheld the Seremban High Court's decision, allowing Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) and its secretary, Raja Norazli Raja Nordin, to proceed with the committal for allegedly breaching an injunction order.

The appellants, who sought immunity and failed to disclose pertinent information, were also ordered to pay RM60,000 in costs.

The case stems from a legal dispute regarding Mubarak's removal and other jurisdictional matters, despite an interim court order to maintain the status quo.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 4 — Former Undang Luak of Sungai Ujong Datuk Mubarak Thahak and five others today failed in a bid to halt committal proceedings against them after the Court of Appeal dismissed their application for a stay pending the disposal of their appeal.

A three-member panel comprising Justices Datuk Alwi Abdul Wahab, Datuk Dr Shahnaz Sulaiman and Datuk Amarjeet Singh unanimously dismissed the application and ordered the six appellants to pay RM60,000 in costs to the respondents, namely Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) and its secretary, Raja Norazli Raja Nordin.

The six applicants, comprising four Undangs and two chieftains, had appealed against the Seremban High Court’s decision granting the DKU and Raja Norazli leave to initiate committal proceedings against them for allegedly breaching an injunction order.

The six appellants, besides Mubarak, are 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 of Sungai Ujong Datuk Seri Badarudin Abdul Khalid.

Justice Amarjeet said that the committal proceedings directly involved the court’s jurisdiction to prevent undue interference with the administration of justice and to preserve the authority of the court in the public interest.

“In view of their nature, committal applications ought to be dealt with expeditiously in the interest of justice,” said Justice Amarjeet when delivering the bench’s decision.

He further said that the issue raised by the six concerning their purported immunity should be determined after, and not before, the substantive hearing of the committal proceedings.

“The very issue ought to be fully ventilated and determined at the committal proceedings during the substantive stage,” said the judge.

Justice Amarjeet also pointed out that the court found that the appellants had not approached the matter with clean hands, as they were seeking equitable relief while simultaneously pursuing a separate judicial review application at the Kuala Lumpur High Court concerning the same issues.

He said, more importantly, the appellants had failed to disclose to the High Court the existence of the injunction order and the fact that leave to commence committal proceedings had already been granted against them.

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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11月4日，布城上诉法院驳回了前双溪乌戎镇长拿督穆巴拉克·塔哈克和其他五人提出的停止对他们进行监禁程序的申请。

由三人组成的司法小组维持了芙蓉高等法院的裁决，允许 Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) 及其秘书 Raja Norazli Raja Nordin 因涉嫌违反禁令而进行拘押。

上诉人寻求豁免权，且未披露相关信息，还被责令支付 60,000 令吉的诉讼费。

尽管法院下达了维持现状的临时命令，但此案仍源于有关穆巴拉克下台和其他管辖权问题的法律纠纷。

布城，11月4日讯——前双溪乌绒酋长拿督穆巴拉克·塔哈克和其他五人今天未能阻止对他们的刑事审判程序，此前上诉法院驳回了他们提出的暂缓执行审判程序的申请。

由法官拿督阿维阿都瓦哈卜、拿督沙纳兹苏莱曼博士和拿督阿玛吉特辛格组成的三人小组一致驳回该申请，并命令六名上诉人向被告，即 Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) 及其秘书 Raja Norazli Raja Nordin 支付 RM60,000 的费用。

六名申请人，包括四名酋长和两名酋长，对芙蓉高等法院的裁决提出上诉，该裁决允许 DKU 和 Raja Norazli 对他们提起拘押诉讼，指控他们违反了禁令。

除穆巴拉克外，这六名上诉人是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Sungai Ujong Datuk Seri的Shahbandar巴达鲁丁·阿卜杜勒·哈立德。

阿马吉特法官表示，交付审判程序直接涉及法院的管辖权，以防止对司法行政的不当干预，并维护法院在公共利益中的权威。

“鉴于其性质，为了维护司法公正，应当迅速处理监禁申请，”阿马吉特法官在宣读合议庭判决时说道。

他还表示，这六人提出的关于他们所谓豁免权的问题，应该在正式审理程序之后，而不是之前予以确定。

法官说：“这个问题应该在实质性阶段的预审程序中得到充分讨论和裁决。”

阿马吉特法官还指出，法院认为上诉人处理此事并不公正，因为他们在寻求公平救济的同时，还就同一问题在吉隆坡高等法院提起单独的司法审查申请。

他表示，更重要的是，上诉人没有向高等法院披露禁令的存在，也没有披露已经批准对他们提起刑事诉讼的事实。

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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