KUALA LUMPUR: The former wife of businessman, Datuk SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin Kamal failed to obtain permission from the court to challenge the jurisdiction of the Kuala Lumpur Syariah Court, which initiated committal proceedings against her.
This was after High Court judge, Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid allowed the Attorney-General's Chambers' (AGC) objection to the leave application for a judicial review filed by Emilia Hanafi, 43, as the applicant.
Federal counsel Mohammad Sallehuddin Md Ali, representing the AGC, said the court ruled that the Syariah Court has the jurisdiction to initiate committal proceedings as enshrined in the Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993 and the Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998.
"Proceedings and decisions of the Syariah Court cannot be reviewed by the Civil Court based on Article 121 (1A) of the Federal Constitution," he said when contacted today.
The decision of the application was communicated via email.
According to Mohammad Sallehuddin, the court also found that the leave for judicial review was filed outside the set period, as the Syariah Court's decision on the committal order was made on Feb 9, whereas Emilia filed her application on June 8.
The committal proceedings against Emilia were for violation of the court order on SM Faisal's visitation rights, including the right to spend the night and the location for her ex-husband to pick up their three children.
Based on the judicial review application, Emilia did not live or reside in the Federal Territory when the hadhanah (custody) proceeding was filed at the Kuala Lumpur Syariah High Court on July 23, 2018. She was staying in Kajang, Selangor.
She said Section 4 of the Islamic Family Law (Federal Territories) 1984 applied to all Muslims living in the Federal Territories and all Muslims in the Federal Territories but staying outside the Federal Territories.
Emilia sought a declaration that the Kuala Lumpur Syariah High Court and Syariah Court of Appeal do not have jurisdiction to hear and punish any individual who contravenes the court, as it is the exclusive right of the civil courts at the Federal Court, Court of Appeal and High Court levels, according to Article 126 of the Federal Constitution.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Mon Sep 05 2022
Emilia Hanafi, the former wife of businessman, Datuk SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin, failed to obtain permission from the court to challenge the jurisdiction of the Kuala Lumpur Syariah Court, which initiated committal proceedings against her. - BERNAMA
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