PUTRAJAYA: The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) has succeeded in its appeal to reinstate a 37-year-old woman as a Muslim.
In delivering the Court of Appeal’s majority decision, Justice Yaacob Sam said the court held that the appeal has merits. Yaacob and Justice Nazlan Ghazali ruled in favour of Mais in the majority judgement, while Justice Ravinthran Paramaguru dissented.Ads by Kiosked The woman, who originally professed the Hindu faith, was still a child when she was converted to Islam unilaterally by her mother.
In Rosliza’s case, the apex court held that she was never a Muslim. The evidence showed that she was raised by her Buddhist mother, and there was no proof that she professed Islam, said Nazlan. Meanwhile, in the case involving Indira’s children, the Federal Court held that consent was needed from both parents before a child converts to Islam. Nazlan said since the woman’s status has been decided by the shariah court, the case should end there.
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