Kayveas fails in bid for leave to challenge PPP leadership
The Court of Appeal says disputes over party management are internal matters barred from judicial scrutiny under the Societies Act 1966.
Former People's Progressive Party (PPP) president M Kayveas has lost his attempt to secure leave to commence judicial review proceedings against the recognition of late Maglin Dennis D’Cruz as the party's former president. The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed his appeal, following a High Court decision on November 20, 2023, denying him leave to commence the proceedings.
The Attorney-General opposed the grant of leave to Kayveas to hear his substantive complaint. Earlier in the year, the Court of Appeal allowed J Loga Bala Mohan, who succeeded D’Cruz as PPP leader, to intervene in Kayveas's appeal in his capacity as the party's public officer. The Court of Appeal ruled that disputes concerning internal party management are not subject to judicial scrutiny under Section 18C of the Societies Act 1966.
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