SITI ZABEDAH BINTI KASIM v 1. ) AKMAL NADZIM BIN ADBULLAH (DIDAKWA SEBAGAI PEGAWAI PENGUATKUASA AGAMA WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN) 2. ) SITI NOR JIHAN BT SALEH @ MD GHAZALI (DIDAKWA SEBAGAI PEGAWAI PENGUATKUASA AGAMA WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN) 3. ) FARAH WAHIDA BT ZULKIFLEE (DIDAKWA SEBAGAI PEGAWAI PENGUATKUASA AGAMA WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN) 4. ) RUZAIMIE BIN MAMAT (DIDAKWA SEBAGAI PEGAWAI PENGUATKUASA AGAMA WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN) 5. ) MOHD HASMIZI BIN MOHD HASSAN (DIDAKWA SEBAGAI PEGAWAI PENGUATKUASA AGAMA WILA...

wa-21ncvc-15-04-2019 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 17 July 2025 • WA-21NCvC-15-04/2019

Catchwords

Federal Constitution – the words “be defended” in Article 5(3) of the Federal Constitution should not be read restrictively to mean than an Advocate & Solicitor can only defend his or her client in Court or before a tribunal Legal profession – an Advocate & Solicitor should be able to question any searches, raids or seizures which are illegal and ultra vires the powers under which an enforcement agency seek to act False imprisonment and misfeasance in public duty– to subject an Advocate & Solicitor to detention and arrest when the Advocate & Solicitor is fearlessly discharging her duty to her client amounts to false imprisonment and misfeasance in public duty

Judges (1)

Su Tiang Joo Delivered

Parties (25)

DATUK SERI DR. MUJAHID BIN YUSOF (DI DAKWA SEBAGAI MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI (HAL EHWAL AGAMA)) Defendant JABATAN AGAMA ISLAM WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN Defendant KETUA PEGAWAI PENGUATKUASA AGAMA WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN Defendant Kerajaan Malaysia Defendant MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN Defendant PEGUAM NEGARA MALAYSIA Defendant Ahmad Naziz bin Lahori Defendant Akmal Nadzim bin Adbullah Defendant Farah Wahida bt Zulkiflee Defendant Maizatul Munirah binti Abd Rahman Defendant Mohamad Bukhori bin Ahmad Defendant Mohammad Izehar bin Md Amin Defendant Mohd Faizal bin Mustapha Defendant Mohd Faizal bin Roslan Defendant Mohd Fikri bin Abu Mansor Defendant Mohd Hasmizi bin Mohd Hassan Defendant Mohd Khairu bin Sulong Defendant Mohd Khairuddin bin Mohd Noor Defendant Mohd Shahrizan bin Yaacob Defendant Nur Ashikin binti Mokhtar Defendant Rosyaimi Affendi bin Ruslan Defendant Ruzaimie bin Mamat Defendant Siti Hajar binti Mohd Ashif Defendant Siti Nor Jihan bt Saleh @ Md Ghazali Defendant Siti Zabedah binti Kasim Plaintiff

Case Significance

SITI ZABEDAH BINTI KASIM v 1. ) AKMAL NADZIM BIN ADBULLAH (DIDAKWA SEBAGAI PE... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated July 17, 2025 (citation: wa-21ncvc-15-04-2019). The case was decided by Su Tiang Joo.

What was the outcome of SITI ZABEDAH BINTI KASIM v 1. ) AKMAL NADZIM BIN ADBULLAH (DIDAKWA SEBAGAI PE...?

SITI ZABEDAH BINTI KASIM v 1. ) AKMAL NADZIM BIN ADBULLAH (DIDAKWA SEBAGAI PE... is a High Court decision dated July 17, 2025. The case was heard by Su Tiang Joo. See the full judgment for details.

Judgment

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