KOTA KINABALU: The High Court is to rule on Aug 21 whether the decision of the Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly on July 30 is justiciable.

Judicial Commissioner Leonard David Shim set the date after hearing clarification over more than four hours on submissions from counsel for Tan Sri Musa Aman and 32 other assemblymen, the applicants, as well as for Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin and three others, the respondents.

He also allowed the applicants’ counsel Tengku Fuad Ahmad to submit a written reply in response to oral submissions by the respondents’ counsel. – Bernama