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by GK Ganesan December 25, 2022
Areas Of Practice , Blog , Constitutional Law , English , Government , Home Featured Articles , Politics

Should the Senate be a back door into the Cabinet?

The questions is not whether Senators can be admitted into the cabinet. To that question, the answer is obvious. They can be. The question is: what should be their qualifications?

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by GK Ganesan December 12, 2022
Areas Of Practice , Blog , Constitutional Law , English , Government , Home Featured Articles , Politics

Have the four Sabah MPs lost their seats?

The facts emerging from Sabah get murkier by the hour. If their resignation has been accepted, then they will lose their seats. Yet, unless the Speaker follows the procedure in Article 49A, one cannot ‘automatically knock out' the four Sabah MPs. Truth will out.

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by GK Ganesan January 28, 2021
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Can a condo management bar a resident from his home if it suspects he is infected with Covid-19?

Absolutely not!

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by GK Ganesan December 6, 2020
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 A client who kept his word

This is a true story of an unusual client: one who kept his word.

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by GK Ganesan November 24, 2020
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What is the test for Leave to the Court of Appeal?

Actually, it is still open. Other than one dictum, s. 68(1)(a) seems open to different interpretations. So what should that test be?

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by GK Ganesan October 31, 2020
Blog , Constitutional Law , English , For Lawyers , Government , Home Featured Articles , Politics

Between elections, how many times can the King appoint a prime minister – or a State Ruler, a Chief Minister?

How many times can the monarch 'exercise' his constitutional, 'appointing discretion'? My view is: 'Once'. Why is that?

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by GK Ganesan October 28, 2020
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Was the King wrong in refusing to proclaim an Emergency?

Can the King act against the Cabinet’s advice?

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by GK Ganesan October 27, 2020
Blog , Constitutional Law , English , For Lawyers , Government , Home Featured Articles , Politics

Can the King refuse to appoint a Prime Minister chosen by the MPs?

The answer is ‘No’. His Majesty the King cannot ignore, delay or refuse the appointment of a Prime Minister, if the candidate has the support of the majority of the MPs in the House of Representatives.

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by GK Ganesan October 26, 2020
Blog , Constitutional Law , English , For Lawyers , Government , Home Featured Articles , Politics

Can the King appoint an ‘Interim’ Prime Minister?

In short, No. Why?

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by GK Ganesan October 23, 2020
Blog , Constitutional Law , English , Government , Politics , Uncategorized

Can the Government declare an ‘emergency’ to avoid a motion of No Confidence?

The answer is a 'No'. This nation is not the chessboard of irresponsible politicians. Our Constitutional rights hang in the balance. Will our King stand with the Rakyat?

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GK is an advocate & solicitor and an international commercial arbitrator. He is a constitutionalist, author and littérateur. He lives in KL.

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