KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra) vice-president Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz has vowed to pursue his constitutional challenge against vernacular schools, despite the Federal Court dismissing his application for leave today. The lawyer said he will continue his...
Monday, 11 Nov 2019 03:51 PM MYTMohd Khairul sought a declaration from the Federal Court that it was unconstitutional for Parliament to pass an amendment to Sections 17 and 28 of the Education Act 1996 for the continued existence of vernacular school. ― Picture by Saw Siow Feng
“On the advice of my lawyers, I urge all parties to be patient because this challenge is not over and I will take the matter to the High Court of Malaya with a different approach. In his motion filed on October 23 this year, Mohd Khairul sought a declaration from the Federal Court that it was unconstitutional for Parliament to pass an amendment to Sections 17 and 28 of the Education Act 1996 for the continued existence of vernacular school.
The Federal Court decided today that the Parliament can formulate laws on education and matters auxiliary to it.
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