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Dec 12, 2019 · Indira Gandhi’s protracted legal battle finally reached the Malaysian Federal Court. Her case, which had been in the public eye for almost a decade, was emblematic of broader contestations over the role of Islam in the Malaysian state and the judicial authority of the civil courts in relation to the religious courts.
Indira Gandhi a/p Mutho v Patmanathan a/l Krishnan Civil Appeal No. 01(F)-19-06/2016 (A) (Appeal no. 19) JUSTICES: Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin (PCA), Richard Malanjum (CJSS), Zainun Ali, Abu Samah Nordin, Ramly Ali (FCJJ) BACKGROUND FACTS The Appellant, Indira Gandhi a/p Mutho and the Respondent in Appeal no. 19,
Feb 1, 2018 · KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The Federal Court ruling in M. Indira Gandhi’s case has been hailed as a landmark decision that reaffirms the civil courts’ constitutional role and powers, and clears up the confusion by declaring that unilateral conversions of children to Islam are unlawful.
It is hoped that the decision of Indira Gandhi, decided in the most fashionable manner that constitutional enthusiasts could expect, would finally put an end to the impasse in relation to the conflict in jurisdictions between the Civil and Syariah Courts.
Civil Appeal No: 01 (f)-19-06-2016 (A) (Appeal No 19) [3] The appellant in the appeals, Indira Gandhi a/p Mutho is appealing against the decision of the Court of Appeal dated 30 November 2015 allowing the appeals filed by the respondents in Appeals No 17, 18 and 19, respectively.
Apr 30, 2018 · The FC Indira Gandhi decision has been rightly commended for its sound judgment and cogent analysis of the complex constitutional and family law issues of the case. The decision has brought some judicial certainty to this hitherto troubled area of jurisprudence.
In a 2–1 decision, the three–judge Court of Appeal panel ruled last month that the civil courts had no jurisdiction over the conversion of Indira’s children to Islam, which it said was solely the purview of the Shariah courts.
