GISBH, CEO lose bid to overturn Kedah fatwa
The Alor Setar High Court says the civil courts are barred from hearing matters under the shariah courts' jurisdiction.
The High Court in Alor Setar has dismissed applications by GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd and its CEO, Nasiruddin Ali, to contest a state fatwa issued against them last year. The Kedah state fatwa committee declared GISBH as an organization promoting deviant teachings, and stated that adherents would contravene the state's sharia law. The legal challenge failed because the civil courts lack jurisdiction to hear matters under shariah court jurisdiction.
Moreover, the court emphasized that the fatwa involved the prerogative powers of the state ruler, requiring His Royal Highness's consent for its decision. Similar challenges filed by GISBH and Nasiruddin in other states earlier this year were also dismissed by the High Courts in Shah Alam and Kangar. The aggrieved parties have since lodged appeals against these decisions.
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