{
  "id": 247147,
  "title": "High Court suspends RoS order to dissolve MTUC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/high-court-suspends-ros-order-to-dissolve-mtuc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T01:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/07/high-court-suspends-ros-order-to-dissolve-mtuc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Shah Alam High Court has temporarily halted the Registrar of Societies' (RoS) order to provisionally dissolve the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC). Justice Evawani Farisyta Mohammad granted MTUC permission on July 13 to start judicial review proceedings questioning the temporary dissolution. The court also ordered the suspension of the dissolution while the judicial review application was being decided. The RoS had ordered the provisional dissolution of MTUC on May 7, claiming the union had not submitted two essential categories of documents – audited financial statements and information on foreign funding. MTUC argued it had submitted seven out of nine required categories of documents and requested an extension for the rest. The union contended that the RoS denied its request without providing a reason. MTUC's secretary-general, Kamarul Baharin Mansor, along with the National Union of Bank Employees, filed for a judicial review, naming the RoS, the home minister, and the human resources minister as defendants. The MTUC is seeking a court order, known as certiorari, to overturn the RoS's decision to potentially dissolve the union. Legal representation for MTUC was provided by Ravi Nekoo and M Arvin Kumar, while senior federal counsel Husniyyah Hanapi argued on behalf of the RoS and the other defendants.",
  "summary": "The Shah Alam High Court has suspended the Registrar of Societies' order to provisionally dissolve the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC), citing the need for the union to continue acting for workers and to allow payments to auditors reviewing financial reports. The court's ruling was made on July 13, allowing MTUC to commence judicial review proceedings challenging the temporary dissolution. The Registrar of Societies had ordered the dissolution of MTUC on May 7, citing non-compliance with a directive to submit key documents, including audited financial statements and details of foreign funding. MTUC argued that it had submitted seven of nine categories of documents sought by the Registrar and requested an extension of time for the remaining reports, but its request was denied without explanation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}