Disputed Undang abandon case to depose Negeri Sembilan Yamtuan, cannot refile lawsuit
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Four Undangs or traditional ruling chiefs of Negeri Sembilan — including three dispute...
Four Undangs or traditional ruling chiefs of Negeri Sembilan, including three disputed ones, have dropped their court attempt to remove Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as the Negeri Sembilan ruler. The four men, Datuk Mubarak Thahak, Datuk Maarof Mat Rashad, Datuk Muhammed Abdullah, and Datuk Abdul Rahim Yasin, had filed a judicial review in the Kuala Lumpur High Court in July, seeking the Menteri Besar to sign their April 19 declaration to remove Tuanku Muhriz as ruler, and declaring the document valid according to the state constitution.
However, after applying to drop the case, the High Court also decided that the dropped case cannot be refiled. The Kuala Lumpur High Court deemed the case an abuse of process, as the four men did not disclose important facts, such as an ongoing court proceeding in Seremban and previous injunction orders, which amounted to forum shopping.
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