Can the Yamtuan remove excos without MB’s advice? Sacked Negeri Sembilan councillors turn to apex court
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Ten dismissed Negeri Sembilan executive council members have mounted an unprecedented const...
Ten Negeri Sembilan executive councillors have filed a constitutional challenge at the Federal Court, questioning whether the Yang di-Pertuan Besar can dismiss them without the approval of the state's chief minister. The dispute centres around the statement "at the ruler’s pleasure" in the state constitution, which the plaintiffs argue grants the sovereign unrestricted power to remove councillors without regard for constitutional requirements for royal consent aligned with the advice of the head of government.
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