KLANG: Sisters in Islam (SIS) has welcomed the Federal Court’s decision declaring Section 66A of the Administration of the Religion of Islam (State of Selangor) Enactment (ARIE) 2003 as unconstitutional.
The decision by a panel of nine Federal Court judges on Monday (Feb 21) held that the state Syariah Courts do not have the jurisdiction to hear judicial reviews against the decisions of state religious bodies.
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