02-07-2023, 03:05 PM
Maips may intervene in custody of Loh Siew Hong’s unilaterally converted kids: CoA
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KUALA LUMPUR – The Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (Maips) is allowed to intervene and variegate the custody order granted to single mother Loh Siew Hong for her three unilaterally converted children, the Court of Appeal ruled today.
In a unanimous decision, judge Datuk Has Zenah Mehat who led a three-member bench, said the law on intervention is governed by Order 15 Rule 6(2) of Court 2012 read with Section 96 of the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976.
“A reading of these two provisions would confer upon the applicant (Maips) a legal right to intervene, premise upon their power pursuant to Section 7 of the Perlis administration of Islamic Enactment.
“We will, therefore, allow the appeal and set aside the order of the high court on June 15, 2022,” she was quoted as saying by Malaysiakini when delivering the verdict at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya today. – The Vibes, February 7, 2023
In a unanimous decision, judge Datuk Has Zenah Mehat who led a three-member bench, said the law on intervention is governed by Order 15 Rule 6(2) of Court 2012 read with Section 96 of the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976.
“A reading of these two provisions would confer upon the applicant (Maips) a legal right to intervene, premise upon their power pursuant to Section 7 of the Perlis administration of Islamic Enactment.
“We will, therefore, allow the appeal and set aside the order of the high court on June 15, 2022,” she was quoted as saying by Malaysiakini when delivering the verdict at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya today. – The Vibes, February 7, 2023