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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,
Jan 5, 2016 · KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 ― The Court of Appeal’s 2-1 decision on a case of unilateral conversion of minors to Islam last Wednesday has sparked fresh debate on the legal avenues of justice available to non-Muslims.
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.
INDIRA GANDHI MUTHO v. PENGARAH JABATAN AGAMA ISLAM PERAK & ORS AND OTHER APPEALS. Federal Court, Putrajaya. Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin PCA, Richard Malanjum CJSS, Zainun Ali, A Samah Nordin, Ramly Ali FCJJ. [Civil Appeals No: 01 (f)-17-06-2016 (A), 01 (f)-18-06-2016 (A) & 01 (f)-19-06-2016 (A)]
INDIRA GANDHI MUTHO v. PENGARAH JABATAN AGAMA ISLAM PERAK & ORS AND OTHER APPEALS. Federal Court, Putrajaya. Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin PCA, Richard Malanjum CJSS, Zainun Ali, A Samah Nordin, Ramly Ali FCJJ. [Civil Appeals No: 01 (f)-17-06-2016 (A), 01 (f)-18-06-2016 (A) & 01 (f)-19-06-2016 (A)] 29 January 2018. JUDGMENT.
The case was one of the strategic litigation cases done by volunteer lawyers from the Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights, aka the Pusat Rakyat LoyarBurok (who some say are the sexiest lawyers in the world).
