The hearing at the Court of Appeal for the application by three opposition lawmakers to commence judicial review proceedings on the emergency proclamation that has suspended the Parliament and state legislative assembly sittings has been postponed indefinitely.
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According to the official Board website at www.asdb.org.my, Ariff’s appointment took effect on Feb 19.
He replaced Datuk Abdul Raman Saad, who retired on Feb 18.
Under the Legal Profession Act, 1976, the appointment is made by the Chief Judge of Malaya and he must be a person who is qualified to be at least a judge of the High Court.
Ariff retired as a Court of Appeal judge in January 2015.
Called to the English Bar in 1974 and the Malaysian Bar in 1985, Ariff is now in legal practice as a consultant of Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff.
Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021 09:30 AM MYT
BY IDA LIM
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin attends a Perikatan Nasional event at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur September 1, 2020. ― Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 The number of lawsuits against the prime minister over the suspension of Parliament sittings during the Emergency has continued to grow.
Three lawmakers in Johor, Kedah and Perak from the Opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan (PH) yesterday joined forces to file a court challenge against him over the allegedly unconstitutional move.
This was just a day after Dewan Rakyat Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim