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Muda gets court nod in second bid for registration as political party
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The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) has obtained court leave to proceed with its second legal bid to be registered as a political party.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court today granted leave to the group during proceedings.
Muda’s counsel Lim Wei Jiet confirmed the.
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MUDA gets leave to challenge minister, RoS’ action over party registration 25 May 2021 / 16:18 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
KUALA
LUMPUR: Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and 12 individuals today obtained leave for a judicial review from the High Court to challenge the action of the Home Minister and the Registrar of Societies (RoS) for having yet to decide on their appeal to register the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) as a political party.
Judge Datuk Noorin Badaruddin made the decision online today after the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) did not object to it.
Senior Federal Counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambaly of the AGC, when contacted, said the court also set June 8 for the case management before Deputy Registrar Firdaus Sidqi Sharil Azli.
Tuesday, 25 May 2021 02:00 PM MYT
BY IDA LIM
Muda’s pro tem vice-president and lawyer Lim Wei Jiet speaks to reporters at the Kuala Lumpur High Court April 27, 2021. ― Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 The High Court today decided that it will hear a lawsuit by former minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda), which the party had filed last month in a bid to be officially registered by the government as a political party in order to contest in general elections.
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has granted leave to the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) to initiate its judicial review in an attempt to challenge the Home Minister and the Registrar of Societies (ROS) over its registration as a political party.
Muda s lawyer Lim Wei Jiet said that High Court judge Justice Noorin Badaruddin had granted leave as the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) did not have any objections to the application.
“The next case management is fixed on June 8 before deputy registrar Firdaus Sidqi Sharil Azli, ” he said when contacted.
Lim said it has been 110 days since Muda’s appeal to the Home Minister on Feb 4 regarding the status of the party s registration.