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1. SIVARASA RASIAH v BADAN PEGUAM MALAYSIA AND ANOR

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CaseAnalysis | [2006] 1 MLJ 727 | [2005] MLJU 444 | [2006] 1 AMR 11 | [2006] 1 CLJ 139

SIVARASA RASIAH v BADAN PEGUAM MALAYSIA AND ANOR

[2006] 1 MLJ 727; [2005] MLJU 444; [2006] 1 AMR 11; [2006] 1 CLJ 139

Court: Court of Appeal

Judges: ALAUDDIN MOHD SHERIFF, JCA., MOKHTAR SIDIN, JCA., ARIFM JAKA, JCA

Judgment Date: 24/11/2005

Catchwords & Digest

Legal Profession — Malaysian Bar Council — Membership — Whether exclusion of person who held
position in political party from beingmember of Bar Council inconsistent with right to association — Legal
Profession Act 1976 s 46A

Constitutional Law — Fundamental liberties — Freedom of association — Restriction to — Whether

exclusion of person who held position in political party from being member of Bar Council was permissible
under art 10(2)(c) — Federal Constitution art 10(1)(c) & 2(c)Legal Profession Act 1976 s 46A

Constitutional Law — Fundamental liberties — Freedom of association — Whether include right to manage
the association — Whether right to be elected as member of Bar Council a fundamental right — Federal
Constitution art 10(1)(c) & 2(c) — Legal Profession Act 1976 s 46A

Summary: The appellant was a member of the Malaysian Bar (‘MB’) and was duly elected to thfe Bar Council
(‘BC’) in November 1999 and in two succeeding years, 2000–2001 and subsequently 2002–2003. On 14 July 2001,
the appellant was elected the Vice President of the political party, Parti Rakyat Malaysian (‘PRM’). He applied for a
declaration that: (1) notwithstanding the appellant’s appointment as Vice President of PRM on 14 July 2001, he was
not disqualified from being a member of the BC in 2001–2002; and (2) a declaration that s 46A (1)(c)(ii) (‘the
impugned statutory provison’) of the Legal Profession Act 1976 (‘the Act’) — which disqualifies a person who
holds any office in any political party from being a member of the Bar Council — was inconsistent with the Federal
Constitution (‘FC’) and was in consequence void. This application was dismissed by the High Court, thus this
appeal. The issue was whether the impugned statutory provision offended art 10(1)(c) and[sol ]or art 5 of the FC
and should therefore be struck down by virtue of art 4, as being null and void.

Appeal proceedings

cautionarySIVARASA
RASIAH v BADAN PEGUAM 17/11/2009
MYHC
NEGARA AND ANOR

[2010] 2 MLJ 333; [2010] 3 CLJ 507; [2009] MLJU 1113; [2010] 2 AMR 301
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Affirmed

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HASHIM

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[2017] MLJU 884

Referred

neutralPUBLIC PROSECUTOR v GAN BOON AUN 15/3/2017

MYFC

[2017] 3 MLJ 12
(refd)

cautionaryARUMUGAM
A/L KALIMUTHU v MENTERI 3/6/2013
MYCA
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[2013] 5 MLJ 174; [2013] MLJU 587; [2013] 1 LNS 296; [2013] 4 AMR 289
Referred

neutralMUHAMMAD
HILMAN BIN IDHAM & ORS v 31/10/2011
MYCA
KERAJAAN MALAYSIA & ORS

[2011] 6 MLJ 507

Referred

citationMUHAMMAD
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KERAJAAN MALAYSIA & ORS

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citationROLAND CHONG YEW SOON AND OTHERS v 29/6/2006

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MAJLIS PERBANDARAN SUBANG JAYA AND ANOR MYHC

[2006] 6 MLJ 472; [2006] MLJU 248

Referred

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neutralMAJLIS PEGUAM v SUNIL SINGH GILL 26/9/2002

MYCA

[2004] 4 MLJ 1; [2004] 4 AMR 1; [2004] 3 CLJ 16

Referred

cautionaryMOHAMAD
EZAM BIN MOHD NOOR v KETUA 9/6/2002
MYFC
POLIS NEGARA & OTHER APPEALS

[2002] 4 MLJ 449; [2002] 4 AMR 4053; [2002] 4 CLJ 309

Referred

positiveDYTM
TENGKU IDRIS SHAH IBNI SULTAN 2/6/2002
MYFC
SALAHUDDIN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH v DIKIM
HOLDINGS SDN BHD & ANOR

[2002] 2 MLJ 11
Referred

cautionaryPIHAK
BERKUASA NEGERI SABAH v 23/5/2002
MYFC
SUGUMAR BALAKRISHNAN

[2002] 3 MLJ 72; [2002] 3 AMR 2817; [2002] 4 CLJ 105

Referred

cautionaryLEMBAGA
TATATERTIB PERKHIDMATAN 24/4/2001
MYFC
AWAM HOSPITAL BESAR PULAU PINANG & ANOR
v UTRA BADI A/L K PERUMAL

[2001] 2 MLJ 417

Referred
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cautionaryCHOR PHAIK HAR v FARLIM PROPERTIES 9/9/1994

MYFC
SDN BHD

[1994] 3 MLJ 345; [1994] 4 CLJ 285; [1994] 3 AMR 2103

Referred

positivePP v PUNG CHEN CHOON 17/1/1994

MYSC

[1994] 1 MLJ 566

Referred

cautionaryDEWAN
UNDANGAN NEGERI KELANTAN & 4/3/1992
MYSC
ANOR v NORDIN BIN SALLEH & ANOR

[1992] 1 MLJ 697

Distinguished

cautionaryMAMAT BIN DAUD & ORS v GOVERNMENT 5/11/1987

MYSC
OF MALAYSIA

[1988] 1 MLJ 119; [1988] 1 CLJ(Rep) 197

Referred

positiveMALAYSIAN BAR & ANOR v GOVERNMENT OF 27/11/1986

MYSC
MALAYSIA

[1987] 2 MLJ 165

Referred

neutralPP v PARAM CUMARASWAMY (NO 2) 25/1/1986

MYOCJ

[1986] 1 MLJ 518

Referred

neutralMALAYSIAN BAR & ANOR v GOVERNMENT OF 22/1/1986

MYOCJ
MALAYSIA

[1986] 2 MLJ 225

Referred
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cautionaryDATO
MENTERI OTHMAN BIN BAGINDA & 26/9/1980
MYFC
ANOR v DATO OMBI SYED AIWI BIN SYED IDRUS

[1981] 1 MLJ 29
Referred

positiveSU AH PING v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 21/8/1979

MYFC

[1980] 1 MLJ 75
Referred

neutralPUBLIC
PROSECUTOR v SOON SENG SIA 18/5/1979
MYFC
HENG & ASSOCIATED APPEALS

[1979] 2 MLJ 170

Referred

positiveUNITED
HOKKIEN CEMETRIES, PENANG v THE 16/2/1979
MYFC
BOARD, MAJLIS PERBANDARAN, PULAU PINANG

[1979] 2 MLJ 121

Referred

cautionaryGOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA & ORS v LOH 13/2/1979

MYFC
WAI KONG

[1979] 2 MLJ 33
Referred

positiveDATUK HAJI HARUN BIN HAJI IDRIS v PP 10/6/1977

MYFC

[1977] 2 MLJ 155

Referred

positiveLOH
KOOI CHOON v GOVERNMENT OF 7/6/1977
MYFC
MALAYSIA

[1977] 2 MLJ 187

Referred
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positivePP v SU LIANG YU 20/8/1976

MYOCRJ

[1976] 2 MLJ 128

Referred

cautionaryMADHAVAN NAIR & ANOR v PUBLIC 15/4/1975

MYACRJ
PROSECUTOR

[1975] 2 MLJ 264

Referred

HINDS v THE QUEEN -

[1976] 1 All ER 353

Referred

JAMUNA PRASAD v LACHHI RAM -

[1954] AIR
Referred

K SURYANARAYANA v WG CO-OP, SUGARS LTD -

[1976] AIR
Referred

MANOHAR v STATE OF MAHARASHTRA -

Referred

MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS v FISHER -

[1979] 3 All ER 21; [1979] 2 WLR 889; [1980] AC 319

Referred

RAMIJI LAI MODI v STATE OF UP -

[1920] 10 MLJA R30

Referred
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Legislation considered by this case

Legislation Name & Jurisdiction Provisions

Constitution of India [IND] 19(1)(a)

Courts of Judicature Act 1964 s 42

Courts of Judicature Act 1964 section 42

Federal Constitution arts 5(4), 8(1), (2), 10(1)(c), (2)(c), 74, 75, Part II

Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 s 17A

Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 Section 17A

Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978 r5

Legal Profession Act 1976 s 46A(1)(c)(ii), 47

Legal Profession Act 1976 section 46A (1)(c)(ii)

Legal Profession Act 1976 Section 41

Penal Code s 298A

Peraturan-Peraturan (Am) Keselamatan Sosial (Acara Jemaah Rayuan Section 43

Keselamatan Sosial) 1976

Representation of the People Act 1952 [IND] ss 123(5), 124(5)

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