Fed Court rules 16 of the 18 provisions challenged in Kelantan syariah law as unconstitutional

The Federal Court on Friday (Feb 9) has ruled that 16 provisions of the Kelantan Syariah state law as unconstitutional.In an 8-1 majority decision, the apex court allowed the application by a mother and daughter duo who challenged 18 provisions under the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code Enactment 2019.Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who chaired a panel of nine judges, said the issue at hand was whether the Kelantan State Legal Authority had enacted the impugned law provisions within the ambit of the Federal Constitution. Read more at https://shorturl.at/jvU04WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/newsSUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStarLIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline