Parliament and the government are different
THE Parliament of Malaysia is now in its 14th term. A parliamentary term is divided into sessions, which range from three to six. For example, the third and fifth Parliament had three sessions while the 13th had six sessions.
The above is consistent with the remarks of the Federal Court in Public Prosecutor v Khong Teng Khen & Anor [1976] 2 MLJ 166 referred to by Joshua Wu. A meeting is “any sitting or sittings of the House commencing when the House first meets after being summoned at any time and terminating when the House is in adjournment for more than fourteen days or sine die or at the conclusion of a session”.
Hence, when the Agong summons Parliament for the first meeting of a session of a parliamentary term, it is a summon or a call to Parliament to sit for a continuous period without adjournment. It is not just a call to listen to the royal address only. It is here that I agree with Wu, citing Haji Salleh Jafaruddin v Celestine Ujang & Ors [1986] 2 MLJ 412, that to question the validity of the proceedings of any House of Parliament in any court is forbidden under Article 63 of the Federal Constitution.
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