High Court dismisses defence’s application to postpone mitigation

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today dismissed Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s defence application to postpone the mitigation to Monday. Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali in his decision said he accepted that there were situations where sentencing can be postponed but the accused must still provide good reasons to justify postponement. “I do not […]

High Court dismisses Petronas bid for stay

KUCHING: The Kuching High Court yesterday dismissed Petronas’ application to stay the execution of State Sales Tax (SST) Order 2018 and the Notices of Assessment issued by the Comptroller of SST. High Court Judge Azhahari Kamal Ramli ruled that Petronas has failed to prove special circumstances to warrant a stay of enforcement proceedings. The state […]

Karpal Sing’s daughter withdraws appeal

PUTRAJAYA: Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo, who is the daughter of the late Karpal Singh, has withdrawn her appeal against a High Court ruling in dismissing her suit against a former Chief Justice over alleged interference by the judiciary in the outcome of her father’s sedition case and the religious conversion of three Hindu children. She filed the notice of discontinuance of […]