The Federal Court today shot down lawyer Victoria Jayaseele Martin's bid to become a non-Muslim admitted as a Syariah lawyer in the Federal Territories.
In a 3-2 majority, the apex court decided that Rule 10 of the Shariah Lawyers Rules 1993 is not unconstitutional. The said rule mandates that only Muslims can be admitted as Syariah lawyers.
The court further decided that the rule was not ultra vires (beyond the powers) the Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993.
The five-member bench was chaired by Court of Appeal president Md Raus Sharif and alongside Federal Court Judges Ahmad Haji Maarop and Azahar Mohamed, they made the majority decision.
Federal Court Judges Suriyadi Halim Omar and Zaharah Ibrahim dissented.
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