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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2007, Issue 22

23 June 2007

CLJ Law MALAYSIA

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COURT

FEDERAL COURT

Lina Joy lwn. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Yang Lain
(Semakan kehakiman - Pembuat keputusan awam - Murtad - Ketua Pengarah Pendaftaran Negara enggan memadam perkataan "Islam" dari kad pengenalan si murtad dan meminta supaya dikemukakan sijil murtad dari Mahkamah Syariah - Sama ada melakukan ketidak-munasabahan Wednesbury) [2007] 3 CLJ 557

Lina Joy lwn. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Yang Lain
(Bidangkuasa tersirat - Implikasi perlu - Sama ada bidangkuasa Mahkamah Syariah boleh berbangkit secara implikasi - Mahkamah Syariah memiliki kuasa statutori untuk mengadili persoalan pemelukan agama Islam - Sama ada berbidangkuasa mengadili persoalan murtad) [2007] 3 CLJ 557

COURT OF APPEAL

JKP Sdn Bhd v. PPH Development (M) Sdn Bhd
(Building contract - Termination - Whether finding on liability and quantum by trial judge correct) [2007] 3 CLJ 621

HIGH COURT

Kewangan Utama Bhd v. Lo Kien Fook
(Land law - Charge - Order for sale - Application by appellant for refund of purchase price on ground that vacant possession of property not given by respondent) [2007] 3 CLJ 644

SUBJECT INDEX

CONTRACT

Building contract - Termination - Appeal against decision of trial judge in favour of respondent - Respondent appointed by 1st defendant as main contractor in a housing development project - 1st defendant subsequently served notice of termination on respondent - Whether termination wrongful - Whether respondent entitled to outstanding amount owed together with interest - Whether finding on liability and quantum by trial judge correct - Whether respondent entitled to refund of retention sum
JKP Sdn Bhd v. PPH Development (M) Sdn Bhd
(Denis Ong, Tengku Baharudin Shah & James Foong JJCA) [2007] 3 CLJ 621 [CA]

LAND LAW

Charge - Order for sale - Application by appellant for refund of purchase price on ground that vacant possession of property not given by respondent - Whether respondent under no obligation to deliver vacant possession unless terms of sale expressly say so - Whether appellant filed application without legal basis - Whether application frivolous and an abuse of process of court - Land Code (Cap 81) (Sarawak), ss. 148(2)(a), (c), 150, 151
Kewangan Utama Bhd v. Lo Kien Fook
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2007] 3 CLJ 644 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

PENTAFSIRAN STATUT

Kuatkuasa kebelakangan - Kesahan - Faktor yang perlu dipertimbang - Sama ada menyentuhi soal prosedur - Statut boleh berkuatkuasa secara kebelakangan jika niatnya jelas - Kaedah-Kaedah Pendaftaran Negara 1990, kk. 4, 5, 14
Lina Joy lwn. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Yang Lain
(Ahmad Fairuz KHN, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Richard Malanjum HHMP) [2007] 3 CLJ 557 [FC]

UNDANG-UNDANG ISLAM

Bidangkuasa - Mahkamah Syariah - Bidangkuasa tersirat - Mahkamah Syariah memiliki kuasa statutori mengadili persoalan pemelukan agama Islam - Sama ada secara implikasi berbidangkuasa mengadili persoalan murtad - Akta Pentadbiran Undang-Undang Islam (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) 1993, ss. 46(2)(b), 87-91
Lina Joy lwn. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Yang Lain
(Ahmad Fairuz KHN, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Richard Malanjum HHMP) [2007] 3 CLJ 557 [FC]

UNDANG-UNDANG PENTADBIRAN

Remedi - Semakan kehakiman - Pembuat keputusan awam - Murtad - Ketua Pengarah Pendaftaran Negara enggan memadam perkataan "Islam" dari kad pengenalan si murtad dan meminta supaya dikemukakan sijil murtad dari Mahkamah Syariah - Sama ada menyalah tafsir undang-undang dan mengambilkira faktor luaran - Sama ada melakukan ketidak-munasabahan Wednesbury - Kaedah-Kaedah Pendaftaran Negara 1990, ss. 4, 14 - Perlembagaan Persekutuan, art. 8, 11, 74, 121(1A), Jadual Kesembilan
Lina Joy lwn. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Yang Lain
(Ahmad Fairuz KHN, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Richard Malanjum HHMP) [2007] 3 CLJ 557 [FC]

UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN

Bidangkuasa - Mahkamah Syariah - Bidangkuasa tersirat - Implikasi perlu - Sama ada bidangkuasa Mahkamah Syariah boleh berbangkit secara implikasi - Mahkamah Syariah memiliki kuasa statutori untuk mengadili persoalan pemelukan agama Islam - Sama ada berbidangkuasa mengadili persoalan murtad - Perlembagaan Persekutuan, art. 74, 121(1A), Jadual Kesembilan - Akta Pentadbiran Undang-Undang Islam (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) 1993, ss. 46(2)(b), 87-91
Lina Joy lwn. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Yang Lain
(Ahmad Fairuz KHN, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Richard Malanjum HHMP) [2007] 3 CLJ 557 [FC]

Undang-undang Persekutuan dan Negeri - Hal-hal mengenai undang-undang Islam - Murtad - Sama ada suatu persoalan yang berkaitan dengan undang-undang Islam - Sama ada termasuk dalam bidangkuasa Mahkamah Syariah - Perlembagaan Persekutuan, art. 11, 74, 121(1A), Jadual Kesembilan
Lina Joy lwn. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Yang Lain
(Ahmad Fairuz KHN, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff & Richard Malanjum HHMP) [2007] 3 CLJ 557 [FC]

CASE OF THE WEEK

ROBERT LEE & ANOR v. WONG AH YAP & ANOR

LAND LAW: Acquisition of land - Compulsory acquisition by state government - Whether prohibition in Malacca Lands Customary Rights Ordinance (Cap. 125) still applies to decide to whom compensation should be paid - Whether doctrine of fairness could override principles of law and Malacca Lands Customary Rights Ordinance (Cap. 125) - Malacca Lands Customary Rights Ordinance (Cap. 125), ss. 3, 29

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