MOHAMMAD IZZUDDIN BIN ZULKIFLY v 1. ) SURUHANJAYA PASUKAN POLIS 2. ) KETUA POLIS NEGARA 3. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA

wa-25-390-12-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 2 February 2026 • WA-25-390-12/2023 • 33 min read

21 cases cited (0 SG, 21 foreign)

Catchwords

Whether the disciplinary action and dismissal were premature, unlawful and in excess of jurisdiction, being founded exclusively on the RO, the validity of it was sub judice in JR No. 5 at the KBHC - hether the Respondents misapplied Regulation 33(2) of the 1993 Regulations by using it to effect a summary dismissal without due diligence, and considering the pending JR No. 5, and in a manner that overrides constitutional protections and procedural safeguards under Regulations 35 - 37 of the 1993 Regulations - Whether the decision to impose the punishment of dismissal was so disproportionate and unreasonable (Wednesbury unreasonableness) that no reasonable authority could have imposed it, given the Applicant’s 16 years of exemplary and unblemished service record, which was ignored by the Disciplinary Authority - Whether the doctrine of functus officio applies to bar R1 from reviewing its decision, given that the dismissal was based on the RO which was not final and remains the subject of a live judicial challenge

Judges (1)

Aliza binti Sulaiman Delivered

Counsel (3)

Maniam Nair & Co. Firm Ainna Sherina Saipolamin Counsel Respondent Ebrina binti Zubir Counsel Applicant

Parties (4)

Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent Ketua Polis Negara Respondent SURUHANJAYA PASUKAN POLIS Respondent Mohammad Izzuddin bin Zulkifly Applicant

Statutes Cited

Federal Constitution

Art 135(2)

Cases Cited (21)

UK (2)

[1948] 1 KB 223 [1985] 1 AC 374

MY (19)

[1991] 1 MLJ 417 [1997] 1 MLJ 145 [1997] 1 MLJ 789 [1997] 2 CLJ 11 [1998] 1 CLJ 227 [1998] 1 MLJ 153 [2000] 3 MLJ 652 [2004] 2 MLJ 288 [2008] 6 MLJ 1 [2009] MLJU 1402 [2010] 6 MLJ 1 [2012] 3 MLJ 149 [2015] 5 CLJ 1 [2017] 2 CLJ 1 [2019] 7 CLJ 55 [2021] 5 MLJ 857 [2022] MLJU 786 [2026] 1 MLJ 699 [2026] MLJU 580

Judgment

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