Dahlia Dhaima binti Abdullah v Majlis Agama Islam Selangor (and Another Appeal) [2024] 4 AMR 833, FC

Constitutional law – Courts – Jurisdiction – Appeal against – Court of Appeal reversed High Court's ("HC") decision that appellant never professed Islam and her conversion at age five was invalid – Appellant's application for declaration that she was "no longer a Muslim" dismissed by Syariah courts prior to commencement of civil proceedings – Whether appellant was "never a Muslim" or "no longer a Muslim" in view of Rosliza binti Ibrahim v Kerajaan Negeri Selangor & Anor [2021] 2 AMR 551 – The applicable law at the material time – Whether Syariah courts seised with competent jurisdiction to determine appellant's status – Whether definition of "Muslim" in s 2 of the Administration of the Religion of Islam (State of Selangor) Enactment 2003 or Administration of Islamic Law Enactment 1989 ("1989 Enactment") applicable – Whether Syariah courts' orders could be collaterally attacked at civil courts – Whether s 74(3) of the 1989 Enactment ousts jurisdiction of HC to determine validity of minor's conversion into Islam – Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993, s 2, 2(c), (e) – Administration of Islamic Law Enactment 1989, s 74(3) – Administration of Muslim Law Enactment 1952, s 147 – Administration of the Religion of Islam (State of Selangor) Enactment 2003, s 2, 2(c), (d) – Federal Constitution, Articles 11, 121(1A), Ninth Schedule, List II, item 1

Islamic law – Conversion – Non-Muslim children – Appeal against – Court of Appeal reversed High Court's ("HC") decision that appellant never professed Islam and her conversion at age five was invalid – Appellant's application for declaration that she was "no longer a Muslim" dismissed by Syariah courts prior to commencement of civil proceedings – Whether appellant was "never a Muslim" or "no longer a Muslim" in view of Rosliza binti Ibrahim v Kerajaan Negeri Selangor & Anor [2021] 2 AMR 551 – The applicable law at the material time – Whether Syariah courts seised with competent jurisdiction to determine appellant's status – Whether definition of "Muslim" in s 2 of the Administration of the Religion of Islam (State of Selangor) Enactment 2003 or Administration of Islamic Law Enactment 1989 ("1989 Enactment") applicable – Whether Syariah courts' orders could be collaterally attacked at civil courts – Whether s 74(3) of the 1989 Enactment ousts jurisdiction of HC to determine validity of minor's conversion into Islam – Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993, s 2, 2(c), (e) – Administration of Islamic Law Enactment 1989, s 74(3) – Administration of Muslim Law Enactment 1952, s 147 – Administration of the Religion of Islam (State of Selangor) Enactment 2003, s 2, 2(c), (d) – Federal Constitution, Articles 11, 121(1A), Ninth Schedule, List II, item 1

Lim Swee Chai v Advancecon Holdings Berhad & Anor [2024] 4 AMR 913, HC

Company law – Meetings – Extraordinary general meeting ("EGM") – Challenge against EGM convened and resolution passed to remove plaintiff as director – Notice of requisition issued allegedly invalid due to purported lack of requisite shareholding – Whether notice of requisition null and void – Whether 10% paid-up capital threshold under s 311(1) of the Companies Act 2016 requirement for requisitioning members' meeting – Whether inaccurate representation of member's shareholding invalidated notice of requisition – Whether plaintiff discharged burden of proving substantial injustice – Companies Act 2016, s 311, 311(1), (3)

Mohd Salwan bin Ab Aziz v Pendakwa Raya (and Another Appeal) [2024] 4 AMR 932, HC

Criminal law – Sexual offences against children – Physical sexual assault – Appeal against conviction and sentence – School teacher convicted on four charges and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment and three strokes of rotan for each charge – Accused not informed of right to raise defence of alibi when first charged at court – Charges amended in respect of dates of alleged offences after testimony of witnesses – Whether compliance of s 402A of the Criminal Procedure Code ("CPC") mandatory – Whether court duty bound to observe ss 159 and 192 of the CPC when charge was amended – Whether conviction and sentence safe – Criminal Procedure Code, ss 112, 159, 162, 402A