CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Legislature - State Assembly - Absence of assemblyman from State Legislative Assembly sittings - Speaker of State Legislative Assembly announced vacancy of assemblyman's seat in press conference and mass media - Announcement not made during proceedings of State Legislative Assembly - Whether Speaker's act in declaring vacancy of seat immune from legal action - Selangor State Constitution 1959, arts. 69, 70(1)

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Default judgment - Setting aside - Speaker of State Legislative Assembly announced vacancy of assemblyman's seat in press conference and mass media - Announcement not made during proceedings of State Legislative Assembly - High Court held that assemblyman was still State Legislative Assemblyman for his constituency and that there was no vacancy of said seat - Appeal against decision of High Court - Request for adjournment not granted - Whether judge correct in not allowing adjournment requested