PUTRAJAYA: In a split decision, the Federal Court has dismissed a leave application by two Malay-Muslim interest groups to set aside a Court of Appeal ruling that it is constitutional for vernacular schools to use Mandarin or Tamil as their medium of instruction.
PUTRAJAYA: The use of Chinese or Tamil in national-type schools as a medium of instruction is protected by Article 152 of the Federal Constitution, and the government can “preserve and sustain” the use and study of these languages, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed an appeal by four Malay-Muslim interest groups seeking to declare the use of Mandarin or Tamil in vernacular schools as illegal under the Federal Constitution.
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