News about Federal Court

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 24): National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFC) and its chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail have today been given leave by the Federal Court to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision to dismiss his defamation suit against former Pandan Member of Parliament and PKR vice president Rafizi Ramli.

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 11): The Sabah State election is set to proceed as scheduled after the Federal Court today dismissed an application by former Tamparuli Assemblyman Datuk Jahid @ Noordin Jahim for a stay of the polls pending the disposal of the “two Chief Ministers” case.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): Datin Sri Rosmah Mansor’s (pictured) solar graft trial has been vacated today after one of her lawyers, Azrul Zulkifli Stork, reported he is not feeling well to the High Court.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): The High Court today fixed Nov 23 and 24 for the resumption of formal federal territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor's (pictured) RM1 million graft trial.

PUTRAJAYA (July 17): The Federal Court here had today fixed Dec 8, 2020 to hear former chief inspector Azilah Hadri's revision application to set aside his conviction and death sentence for the murder of Mongolia national Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): Senior Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram (pictured) said he had never been found guilty of any prosecutorial misconduct, and that all trials he handled as a representative of the prosecution had led to evidence which was relevant and admissible.

PETALING JAYA (July 6): Country Garden Danga Bay Sdn Bhd (CGDB) has obtained leave from the Federal Court to appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of its judicial review to quash the award given by the Johor Bahru Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims to a Singaporean house buyer.

A leave to appeal to the Federal Court was rejected recently and the Court of Appeal’s decision that a Joint Management Body (JMB) is not allowed to have different rates of charges despite a development having different components and common facilities, remains intact.

PUTRAJAYA (May 21): Residential and commercial lots within a mixed development without strata titles that are managed by a joint management body (JMB) must now be charged the same maintenance rates.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 4): State governments have the power to defer the federal government's directive to implement Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) effective today, according to lawyers.