Penang reps lose suit against state assembly, speaker
The Penang High Court throws out the suit by four assemblymen against the state legislative assembly and speaker over a motion introduced in October 2020 for them to vacate their seats. – Wikipedia pic, January 20, 2023.
“The Federal Court has already decided that article 14A of the state constitution is valid, so this court is bound by that decision,” he said when delivering the decision today. He also said the court cannot grant an injunction against the defendants to prevent them from discussing the motion asking the plaintiffs to vacate their seats during the state assembly meeting.
After Azizan delivered the decision, lawyer Chetan Jethwani, representing the assemblymen, told the court that his clients intend to appeal the decision. The assemblymen had filed the suit in 2020 to challenge the constitutionality of article 14A of the Penang state constitution and to stop their seats from being declared vacant, pursuant to article 14A.
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