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Anwar loses bid to refer Yusoff Rawther's suit to apex court
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim wanted the apex court to rule whether Articles 39, 40 and 43 of the Federal Constitution grant him qualified immunity from a suit filed by a former research assistant. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR : The High Court here has dismissed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's application to refer eight legal questions arising from a civil suit filed by a former research assistant to the Federal Court.
Justice Roz Mawar Rozain said the questions posed by the prime minister failed to cross the threshold set out in Section 84 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964.
'None of the articles cited in the Federal Constitution, as argued by the defendant's lawyers, gave rise to any real, substantial and justiciable questions of law that require a determination by the Federal Court,' she said.
Roz Mawar said the trial of Yusoff Rawther's suit will begin at 9am on June 16 as scheduled, rejecting an application by Anwar's lawyer, Alan Wong, for a stay pending appeal.
'Sorry, my hands are tied,' she said, adding that Anwar could file an application for a stay in the Court of Appeal.
The prime minister wanted the apex court to rule whether Articles 39, 40 and 43 of the Federal Constitution grant him qualified immunity from a suit filed by Yusoff four years ago.
The suit relates to events which allegedly took place before Anwar took office on Nov 24, 2022.
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