GEORGE TOWN: The Penang High Court dismissed four assemblymen’s application for an injunction to prevent the Penang state assembly from tabling a motion to vacate their seats until their appeal is heard.
The four assemblymen and plaintiffs are Sungai Acheh assemblyman Zulkifli Ibrahim, Dr Afif Bahardin , Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq and Zolkifly Md Lazim .
Azizan further said the court has the power to grant an injunction to prevent any authority from doing something that is against the law, but at the same time, the court should also be careful not to exceed the jurisdiction given. He said the court cannot make any decision that will exceed the jurisdiction of the court and any issue related to the eligibility or disqualification of a member of the state assembly who has been elected through a valid election process is under the jurisdiction of the State Legislative Assembly as stated in the State Constitution.
Azizan, therefore, said the plaintiffs have failed to show that an injunction should be granted and dismissed their application with no order as to costs after taking into account the case involved public interest.
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