by GK Ganesan October 20, 2020
Blog , Constitutional Law , English , For Lawyers , Government , Home Featured Articles , Politics

Was the Speaker right to refer the Motion of No Confidence to a Minister of the Crown?

Last week, the Speaker of the Malaysian Parliament declared that to table, in Parliament, a Motion of No Confidence against the PM, the motion needed the 'permission' of the Law Minister. Since when has any Speaker abdicated his duties to a minister? Is the Speaker's role subordinate to that of a minister?

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by GK Ganesan August 23, 2018
Blog , Constitutional Law , English , Government , Politics

Will corruption amnesty work? [Part-1: Analysing the Problem]

Do you think corruption amnesty will work in Malaysia? Is it the right way to tackle endemic corruption? Analyse the problem. A question for your conscience Corruption is the abuse of public office for private gain – both pecuniary and otherwise. What if we gave every corrupt person a chance to come clean within 6 months? Only if they don’t admit their crime should we put them – and those who enjoyed the fruits of their ...

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by GK Ganesan July 17, 2018
Blog , English

Are there now two Chief Justices in Malaysia?

[Edited by S. Kamatchy and Suria Juan Pillai] In an article dated 13.07.2018, the ex-Chief Justice, Tun Abdul Hamid says that from 9:30 p.m. on July 11 up to midnight July 31, 2018 there are now two Chief Justices. Is he right? The long and short of all of this is… When the King accepted the resignations of the outgoing CJ and the PCA on 8 June 2018, their offices ceased. The King did ...

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by GK Ganesan July 6, 2018
Blog , English , For Lawyers

Can a court grant a gag order?

When former prime minister Najib Razak was charged in court two days ago, the High Court, in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction and powers, granted an interim gag order. Najib’s lawyer argued that Najib should not be ‘tried by the media.’  The order sought to stop public discussions over the charges pending against Najib. The court said it would hear full arguments on the gag orders later.  It nonetheless granted ...

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