IKI PUTRA MUBARRAK v. KERAJAAN NEGERI SELANGOR & ANOR [2021] 3 CLJ 465
FEDERAL COURT, PUTRAJAYA
TENGKU MAIMUN TUAN MAT CJ; ROHANA YUSUF PCA; AZAHAR MOHAMED CJ (MALAYA); ABANG ISKANDAR CJ (SABAH AND SARAWAK); MOHD ZAWAWI SALLEH FCJ; NALLINI PATHMANATHAN FCJ; VERNON ONG LAM KIAT FCJ; ZABARIAH MOHD YUSOF FCJ; HASNAH MOHAMMED HASHIM FCJ
[PETITION NO: BKA-3-11-2019(W)]
25 FEBRUARY 2021
[2021] CLJ JT(5)
Section 28 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995, which criminalises unnatural sex, is in contravention of the State List in the Ninth Schedule of the Federal Constitution. The section, while providing for the offences against the 'precepts of Islam', is limited by the preclusion clause contained in the State List, ie, 'except in regard to matters included in the Federal List'. Criminal law being a federal matter, is exclusively for Parliament to enact; and is beyond the legislative competency of the State Legislature.
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Legislation - Validity of legislation - Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995, s. 28 - Offence against 'precepts of Islam' - Challenge against competency of Selangor State Legislature to legislate offences against precepts of Islam - Whether qualified by phrase 'except in regard to matters included in the Federal List' in item 1, List II, Ninth Schedule of Federal Constitution - Whether States restricted from making laws on subjects within domain of Parliament - Whether criminal law within domain of Parliament - Whether s. 28 enacted in contravention of item 1 of State List - Whether s. 28 inconsistent with Federal Constitution - Whether void
ISLAMIC LAW
Legislation - Validity of impugned legislation - Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995, s. 28 - Offence against 'precepts of Islam' - Challenge against competency of Selangor State Legislature to legislate offences against precepts of Islam - Whether qualified by phrase 'except in regard to matters included in the Federal List' in item 1, List II, Ninth Schedule of Federal Constitution - Whether States restricted from making laws on subjects within domain of Parliament - Whether criminal law within domain of Parliament - Whether s. 28 enacted in contravention of item 1 of State List - Whether s. 28 inconsistent with Federal Constitution - Whether void
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