Federal Court denies leave to challenge Penang's anti-party hopping law


PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here has dismissed the leave applications by four Penang assemblymen to challenge the competency of the state legislative assembly to pass an anti-hopping law.

Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat made the ruling after hearing submissions from lawyers Datuk DP Naban, who represented the four assemblymen, and Datuk Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, who appeared for the state government.

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