AGC turut memaklumkanMenteri Besar dan MMKNNegeri Sembilan, tidak mempunyai kuasa secara unilateral untuk menamatkan atau mengosongkan jawatan Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan. Sementara itu, Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) Negeri Sembilan sekali lagimenegaskan bahawa Tuanku Muhriz kekal sebagaiYang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan yang sah dan Yang Dipertua DKU

Kebawah Duli balik pada malam ini 9.50 malam insya-Allah. Baginda balik untuk melihat dan ingin menyesuaikan masalah ini kerana kita telah jelas dan tahu apa yang telah dimaklumkan oleh pihak DKU

# Selepas Ismail sahkan keputusan Exco, DKU bakal mohon injunksi? KUALA LUMPUR - Selepas Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan Datuk Ismail Lasim mengesahkan keputusan Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri (MMK) berhubung proklamasi penurunan takhta Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir dibuat secara sebulat suara, Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) pula dikatakan bakal mengambil tindakan perundangan

# Tuanku Muhriz kekal Yang di-Pertuan Besar, keputusan kerajaan negeri tak sah - DKU KUALA LUMPUR Kedudukan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan masih lagi kekal dan sah

SEPANG - Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir expressed his appreciation for the support shown by over 200 members of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who gathered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 here on Thursday night to welcome his arrival.Tuanku Muhriz said this to reporters shortly after exiting the VIP lounge at 10.40 pm together with Tunku Ampuan Besar Tuanku Aishah Rohani Tengku Besar Mahmud."I will return to the palace tonight," His Royal Highness said.Asked if he would immediately resolve the Negeri Sembilan royal institution impasse, Tuanku Muhriz replied briefly: "Yes, insya-Allah, insya-Allah. Thank you, everyone."Tuanku Muhriz was greeted with shouts of "Daulat Tuanku" by supporters who arrived clad in black attire with songkok as well as yellow shirts.Also present was Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Ali Redhauddin Tuanku Muhriz.Before departing for the palace, Tuanku Muhriz spent time mingling and shaking hands with the crowd.Earlier, a peaceful gathering was held to demonstrate support for Tuanku Muhriz, involving several NGOs, including the president of Pertubuhan Otai Reformasi Negeri Sembilan (Profans), Waris Datuk Siamang Gagap, Waris Negeri Sembilan, and Pekan.The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) in a statement last night said the proclamation regarding Tuanku Muhriz's position dated April 19 was invalid as it failed to comply with the mandatory requirements of Article 10 of the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959.The AGC also clarified that the Menteri Besar and the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council do not have unilateral power to depose or declare vacant the office of the Yang Dipertuan Besar.Meanwhile, the Negeri Sembilan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) reiterated that Tuanku Muhriz remains the legitimate Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan and chairman of the DKU

SEREMBAN - The Negeri Sembilan government will not take any action to gazette or enforce the April 19, 2026 proclamation regarding the position of the Yang Dipertuan Besar, the Negeri Sembilan State Secretary's (SUK) office said in a statement, last night.It said the decision aligned with the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) ruling that the proclamation was invalid, rendering any gazettement unconstitutional.It said the state government abided by the AGC's view that members of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (MMKN) had no jurisdiction, authority, or power under the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959 to announce the proclamation."Furthermore, there is no legal basis for MMKN members to rely on the proclamation dated April 19, 2026 for their announcement," it said.The SUK office was referring to statements made by Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim to the media today regarding instructions to gazette the proclamation as decided by the MMKN."In this regard, the state administration has referred the matter to the State Legal Adviser to ensure that any necessary action is carried out in accordance with current laws and the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959," the office added.The AGC in a statement tonight said the proclamation dated April 19 regarding the position of Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, was invalid as it failed to comply with mandatory requirements under Article 10 of the state constitution.It also clarified that the Menteri Besar and the MMKN did not have unilateral authority to depose or declare vacant the office of the Yang Dipertuan Besar.Meanwhile, the Negeri Sembilan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) reiterated that Tuanku Muhriz remained the legitimate Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan and chairman of the DKU

PETALING JAYA Perkhidmatan Yang Mulia (YM) Raja Norazli Raja Nordin sebagai Setiausaha Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) dihentikan berkuat kuasa hari ini

Kebawah Duli balik pada malam ini 9.50 malam. Insya-ALLAH."Baginda balik untuk melihat dan ingin menyelesaikan masalah ini kerana kita jelas dan tahu apa yang dimaklumkan oleh pihak DKU (Dewan Keadilan Undang)," katanya.Beliau berkata sedemikian ketika ditemui pemberita di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) Terminal 1 pada Khamis.Menurutnya, Tuanku Muhriz merupakan seorang yang sangat rapat dan berjiwa rakyat, sekali gus Baginda memang ingin menyelesaikan kemelut ini dengan baik dan mengikut undang-undang yang ada.Dalam pada itu, Megat D Shahriman menggesa pihak berkuasa mengambil tindakan tegas terhadap mana-mana pihak yang didakwa melakukan tindakan tidak bertanggungjawab sehingga mencetuskan polemik membabitkan kedudukan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan.ARTIKEL BERKAITAN: Exco Negeri Sembilan umum Tuanku Muhriz diturunkan takhta, iktiraf Tuanku NadzaruddinTindakan Exco Negeri Sembilan umum penurunan takhta Tuanku Muhriz perbuatan derhaka - AminuddinExco Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan tidak boleh atasi UUTKNS - Undang Luak Rembau[KRONOLOGI] Kemelut takhta Negeri SembilanBeliau berkata, semua pihak perlu menghormati undang-undang dan proses yang sedang berjalan, selain mengelak daripada melakukan tindakan yang boleh menjejaskan keharmonian serta institusi diraja Negeri Sembilan."Ini pendapat saya

KUALA LUMPUR - [DIKEMAS KINI] Proklamasi mengenai kedudukan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir bertarikh 19 April lepas tidak sah, kerana tidak mematuhi kehendak mandatori Perkara 10 Undang-Undang Tubuh Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan 1959 (UUTKNS 1959), menurut Jabatan Peguam Negara (AGC).Dalam kenyataan malam ini, AGC memaklumkan tiada sebarang keterangan bahawa mana-mana faktor hilang kelayakan yang dinyatakan dalam Perkara 10(1) UUTKNS, terpakai kepada Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan.AGC turut menegaskan Menteri Besar dan Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri (MMK) Negeri Sembilan tidak mempunyai kuasa secara unilateral untuk menamatkan atau mengosongkan jawatan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan."Kesahan serta kesan proklamasi tersebut berkaitan perkara itu hendaklah ditentukan menerusi proses perlembagaan dan undang-undang yang sah, selaras dengan undang-undang terutama UUTKNS 1959," katanya.AGC dalam kenyataan itu memaklumkan walaupun Undang mempunyai kuasa untuk mengambil tindakan supaya Yang Dipertuan Besar diturunkan takhta, namun Perkara 10 UUTKNS turut memperuntukkan tatacara dan asas-asas pertimbangan sebelum keputusan sedemikian boleh dibuat."Setakat hari ini tiada fakta yang menunjukkan tatacara yang diperuntukkan tersebut telah dipatuhi," menurut kenyataan itu.Menurut AGC, berbangkit juga isu mengenai beberapa Undang yang menandatangani proklamasi berkenaan tidak lagi memegang jawatan secara sah, kerana telah diturunkan mengikut adat di luak masing-masing.Jabatan itu memaklumkan keabsahan beberapa Undang yang menandatangani Proklamasi berkenaan dipertikaikan kerana penurunan mereka telah dilakukan melalui adat di luak masing-masing, sekali gus menyebabkan komposisi Undang Yang Empat tidak lengkap pada masa yang material.ARTIKEL BERKAITAN: Exco Negeri Sembilan umum Tuanku Muhriz diturunkan takhta, iktiraf Tuanku NadzaruddinTindakan Exco Negeri Sembilan umum penurunan takhta Tuanku Muhriz perbuatan derhaka - AminuddinExco Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan tidak boleh atasi UUTKNS - Undang Luak Rembau[KRONOLOGI] Kemelut takhta Negeri Sembilan"Jabatan ini menghormati kedudukan Undang Negeri Sembilan dan akur pelantikan dan penurunan setiap mereka adalah tertakluk kepada peraturan adat di luak masing-masing," katanya.Dalam masa sama, AGC mengambil maklum Perkara 16 UUTKNS 1959 turut memperuntukkan persoalan adat Melayu, termasuk pemilihan, pelantikan, perletakan dan pemecatan jawatan Undang serta apa-apa perkara yang dibawa oleh Yang di-Pertuan Besar, terletak dalam bidang kuasa Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU)."Menurut Perkara 16 (3) UUTKNS 1959, nasihat Dewan (DKU) mengenai persoalan sedemikian adalah muktamad dan tidak boleh dicabar atau dipersoalkan di mana-mana mahkamah atas apa-apa alasan," katanya.Sehubungan dengan itu, AGC berpandangan kenyataan media atau pengumuman oleh ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri berhubung perkara itu, tidak mempunyai sebarang kesan di sisi undang-undang kerana mereka tidak mempunyai bidang kuasa, autoriti atau kuasa di bawah UUTKNS 1959 untuk membuat pengumuman berkenaan."Juga, tiada asas di sisi undang-undang bagi ahli-ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri untuk bersandar kepada Proklamasi bertarikh 19 April 2026 bagi pengumuman mereka."Berdasarkan perkara-perkara di atas tindakan pewartaan atau apa-apa tindakan pelaksanaan proklamasi tersebut adalah menjadi suatu tindakan yang tidak sah kerana tidak berperlembagaan," menurut kenyataan itu.AGC turut mengambil maklum perkara berkenaan sedang dalam prosiding di Mahkamah Tinggi Seremban dan terdapat perintah mahkamah dalam bentuk interlocutory injunksi yang masih berkuat kuasa.Justeru, jabatan itu menyeru semua pihak supaya menghormati proses mahkamah dan membenarkan perkara berkenaan diselesaikan secara teratur.AGC mengeluarkan kenyataan itu selepas mengambil maklum Kenyataan Media Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan - Keputusan Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri, Negeri Sembilan Bil

Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) hari ini sekali lagimenegaskan bahawa Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir kekal sebagaiYang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan yang sah dan ..

Tuanku Muhriz Kekal Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Sah - DKUSEREMBAN, 17 Sept (Bernama) -- Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim has instructed the state secre...

SEREMBAN - Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir remains the legitimate Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, says the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU).Its secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin said Tuanku Muhriz was also the chairman of the DKU, the highest authority on Undang (ruling chiefs) related matters in the state.He said according to Article 16 of the Laws of the State of Negeri Sembilan 1959, matters related to Malay customs, including the selection, appointment, abdication and removal from office of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar and the Undang, fall under the jurisdiction of the DKU.He said the DKU's advice on such matters was final and cannot be challenged or questioned in any court on any grounds whatsoever."The state executive council and the state government do not have the jurisdiction to determine the validity of the said proclamation or the position of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar."The decision of the state exco dated Sept 16 has no legal effect," he said.In a press statement yesterday (Sept 16), the state exco had purportedly said that Tuanku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja'afar was now the Yang di-Pertuan Besar in place of Tuanku Muhriz.They claimed the decision was made during an exco meeting chaired by Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim on Sept 15.They said an April 19 proclamation removing Tuanku Muhriz under Article 10 of the state laws had been signed and sealed by the lawful Undang, and became complete when Ismail signed it on Aug 3.Attempts to get a response from Ismail's office were unsuccessful.Raja Norazli said the customary institutions of Negeri Sembilan, including the institution of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar and the institution of the Undang, do not belong to any political party or individual, but are a trust for all subjects (anak buah) and heirs (waris)."The DKU hereby urges all parties to uphold the Laws of the State of Negeri Sembilan 1959, respect the jurisdiction and determinations of the DKU, and resolve any disputes through valid constitutional and legal processes," he said in a statement.Raja Norazli said yesterday's (Sept 16) announcement which purportedly legitimises the removal of Tuanku Muhriz, recognises the selection of a new Yang di-Pertuan Besar, and calls for its immediate implementation was not enforceable as it was outside the jurisdiction of the state executive council.The DKU also welcomed a statement by Menteri Besar on Sept 15 which affirms that he does not possess unilateral power to terminate or vacate the office of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, and that the validity and effect of the said proclamation must be determined through valid constitutional and legal processes, including through judicial determination.Raja Norazli reiterated that an April 19 dated proclamation on the removal of Tuanku Muhriz was defective from the outset.This, he said, was because no inquiry under Article 10(1) of state laws was ever conducted and that three of the four individuals who signed it did not hold the office of Undang on the said date.He said the proclamation had also lapsed and became void following the refusal of the then Mentri Besar to sign it."Any proclamation claiming to select a new Yang di-Pertuan Besar rests on the same defective foundation and was signed by individuals who do not validly hold the office of Undang."It is also void and has no legal effect," he said.Raja Norazli said the prerogatives of the Undang Yang Empat referred to in the Sept 16 announcement can only be exercised by Undang who hold office legally and according to the conditions and procedures established by the Constitution."Since those conditions and procedures were not met, no such valid prerogative arises," he said.Raja Norazli also reminded all parties that since the matter was still before the courts, they should refrain from taking any steps that could interfere with the process

State government officers do not need to act on the statement issued yesterday by members of the executive council, says the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang.

Kemelut berkaitan takhta Negeri Sembilan terus menjadi perhatian selepas Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) menegaskan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir masih kekal sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan yang sah

SEREMBAN - The Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) and its secretary intend to initiate contempt proceedings against Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim and members of the state executive council over their statement on Wednesday concerning the position of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.Lawyers representing the DKU and its secretary said their clients were shocked by the statement, which declared that the earlier proclamation removing Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as Yang di-Pertuan Besar was valid.They said Ismail, the state executive council, state secretary and state legal adviser had no jurisdiction, authority or power to make such a declaration.The lawyers maintained that the announcement was unconstitutional, void and had no legal effect."It is our clients' firm view that your conduct in issuing the announcement is to subvert the executive authority of Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir under the Laws of the State of Negeri Sembilan 1959 and is further intended to overthrow and dethrone Tuanku Muhriz."Your conduct is tantamount to a coup d'tat and an act of treason, which should be punishable under the Penal Code and all other relevant laws," they said in a letter to the parties concerned.The lawyers also argued that the April 19 proclamation relied upon in Wednesdays announcement was null and void as it did not satisfy the mandatory requirements under Article 10 of the Laws of the State of Negeri Sembilan 1959.That proclamation purportedly removed Tuanku Muhriz and stated that the Undang Yang Empat had elected Tuanku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja'afar as the new state ruler.The lawyers pointed out that Ismail had, on behalf of the state executive council, issued a statement on Tuesday acknowledging that the Menteri Besar had no unilateral power to remove or declare vacant the office of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar.Ismail had also said the validity and effect of the purported proclamation should be determined through the proper constitutional and legal processes, including judicial determination.The lawyers said Wednesdays announcement was also in breach of injunctive orders issued by the High Court on June 5."Our clients take the view that your announcement is violative of the injunctive orders of June 5 for the same reasons for which the High Court issued leave for contempt proceedings on July 8, 2026."As such, our clients intend to commence contempt proceedings against you for the abovementioned breaches of the injunctive orders of June 5, 2026," they said.They said the June 5 orders restrained the Undang Yang Empat and two others from taking steps or making decisions concerning the administration, governance, proceedings, authority and affairs of the DKU.The lawyers argued that the purported appointment of a new Yang di-Pertuan Besar while those orders remained in force amounted to a breach of the injunction.They also noted that the High Court had on July 8 granted their clients leave to commence committal proceedings against the parties concerned over the alleged breach of the June 5 orders

The Negeri Sembilan throne remains disputed after the state Exco recognised Tuanku Nadzaruddin despite objections from the DKU and former Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 The Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) Negeri Sembilan has reaffirmed that Tuanku Muhriz Tuan...

SEREMBAN The Undang Luak Rembau, Datuk Sedia Raja Hassan Ab Hamid, has stressed that statements or decisions made by the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (MMK) cannot override the Undang-Undang Tubuh Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan (UUTKNS) 1959.He said an MMK decision could not, by itself, revive or validate a proclamation that had already been declared invalid by the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU).The DKU decided on July 31, 2026, and reaffirmed on Sept 13, 2026, that the proclamation dated April 19, 2026, is invalid and that Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir remains the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.Accordingly, all parties must respect the UUTKNS, the jurisdiction of the DKU and decisions made within its lawful authority, he said in a statement.The statement was issued following a media statement on behalf of MMK members concerning the April 19, 2026 proclamation, which was said to concern the position of Tuanku Muhriz.He added that the Royal Institution and the institution of the Undangs in Negeri Sembilan must be preserved with the utmost decorum and respect, stressing that no individual, administrative body or Exco meeting could place itself above the UUTKNS.All parties must uphold peace in Negeri Sembilan and refrain from actions that could cause confusion in state administration or undermine the dignity of the royal and customary institutions of Negeri Sembilan, he said.Hassan said a matter of such importance must be addressed with proper decorum and in accordance with the UUTKNS 1959, rather than being determined solely through administrative decisions or media statements.The core issue is not simply whether the Four Undangs have the power to elect or remove the Yang di-Pertuan Besar.Rather, the fundamental question is whether that power was exercised in full compliance with all the conditions and procedures prescribed by the UUTKNS

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 Undang of Rembau Hassan Ab Hamid has rejected the Negeri Sembilan executive council...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 The Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) has accused the Negri Sembilan s...

Antara persoalan asas, katanya, ialah sama ada siasatan penuh dan lengkap seperti yang dikehendaki telah dilaksanakan sebelum Proklamasi 19 April 2026 dibuat. Menurutnya, Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) telah mengambil pendirian bahawa siasatan sedemikian tidak pernah dilaksanakan, selain Tuanku Muhriz tidak diberikan notis atau peluang untuk didengar

Saya susun ringkas sebab bila letak tiga-tiga sebelah-sebelah, baru nampak persoalannya. 14 September 2026 Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) DKU mengambil pendirian..

Undang Luak Rembau Hassan Ab Hamid berkata, semua pihak hendaklah hormati UUTKNS, serta bidang kuasa dan ketetapan dibuat DKU.

UPDATED 9.37PM Hassan says fundamental requirements were not fulfilled, rendering April 19 proclamation invalid.

SHAH ALAM - The Negeri Sembilan Royal Council (DKU) has affirmed that Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir remains the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, declaring a proclamation seeking his removal invalid.The DKU secretary said the decision was made during a special sitting held in Seri Menanti here on Sunday, stressing that no valid process had resulted in Tuanku Muhriz ceasing to hold the position.No valid process has ever caused His Royal Highness to cease holding the position

KUALA PILAH - Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) menegaskan kedudukan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan adalah kekal.Setiausaha DKU memaklumkan, ketetapan itu dibuat dalam persidangan khas yang diadakan di Seri Menanti di sini pada Ahad."Tiada proses yang sah pernah menyebabkan baginda terhenti memegang jawatan itu."Dewan tidak mengiktiraf apa-apa kekosongan dan tidak mengiktiraf mana-mana orang lain sebagai memegang jawatan tersebut

Kedudukan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan kekal, demikian ditegaskan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) Negeri Sembilan susulan pertikaian berhubung proklamasi penurunan takhta baginda

Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) Negeri Sembilan menegaskan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir kekal sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan.

Harapandaily September 9, 2026 Pertikaian mengenai kedudukan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, memasuki fasa baharu apabila Undang Luak Sungei Ujong, YTM Dato Klana Petra Muhammad Faris Johari Meor Ngah, menegaskan proklamasi yang didakwa ditandatangani Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim untuk menurunkan baginda adalah tidak sah dan tidak boleh berkuat kuasa. Dalam kenyataan media bertarikh 9 September, Muhammad Faris berkata keputusan itu selaras dengan pendirian Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) yang bersidang pada 31 Julai di Istana Besar Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah

Negeri Sembilan adalah sebuah negeri yang membentuk persekutuan Malaysia, ditadbir oleh Perlembagaan dan berteraskan Undang-Undang Tubuh Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan 1959. Mengatasi segala pementasan drama politik adat, Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) berdiri sebagai entiti berkuasa tertinggi di negeri ini

Beliau menyatakan demikian dalam rayuan bagi menggantung keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Seremban pada 8 Julai lalu yang membenarkan prosiding komital terhadap keenam-enamnya dimulakan kerana didakwa melanggar perintah injunksi ad interim pada 5 Jun lalu. Hakim Roz Mawar Rozain membenarkan permohonan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) serta Setiausahanya, Raja Norazli Raja Nordin untuk memulakan prosiding komital terhadap mereka atas dakwaan menghina mahkamah

PUTRAJAYA - The Court of Appeal reserved its decision on an application by six individuals, including former Undang Luak Sungai Ujong Datuk Mubarak Thahak, to stay the committal proceedings against them pending disposal of their appeal.A three-man bench comprising Justices Datuk Alwi Abdul Wahab, Datuk Dr Shahnaz Sulaiman and Datuk Amarjeet Singh set Sept 14 for case management to set the date for decision.The court also extended the ad interim stay of the committal proceedings granted to the six individuals until a decision is made on their stay application.A different three-man bench of the Court of Appeal had granted the ad interim stay on July 29 pending todays hearing on the stay application.Today, the bench heard full arguments for stay of committal proceedings from counsel Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud, who represented the six applicants, and lawyer Steven Thiru, who appeared for the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) and its secretary, Raja Norazli Raja Nordin.The six individuals comprising four Undangs and two chieftains have appealed against the decision of the Seremban High Court granting the DKU and Raja Norazli leave to commence committal proceedings against them for allegedly breaching an injunction order

PUTRAJAYA Peguam yang mewakili tiga Undang Luak, seorang bekas Undang Luak dan dua pembesarnya memberitahu Mahkamah Rayuan di sini pada Isnin bahawa, prosiding melibatkan seorang Raja, perlu dibicarakan di Mahkamah Khas dan bukannya Mahkamah Tinggi.Peguam, Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud yang mewakili enam pihak itu selaku perayu berkata demikian semasa hujahan permohonan rayuan penggantungan prosiding komital (hina mahkamah).Ia membabitkan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Seremban, Negeri Sembilan membenarkan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan (DKU) serta Setiausahanya, Raja Norazli Raja Nordin, memulakan prosiding komital terhadap enam individu terbabit, yang didakwa melanggar perintah injunksi ad interim pada 5 Jun lalu.Mereka ialah bekas Undang Luak Sungai Ujong, Datuk Mubarak Thahak; Undang Luak Jelebu, Datuk Maarof Mat Rashad; Undang Luak Johol, Datuk Muhammed Abdullah; Undang Luak Rembau, Datuk Abdul Rahim Yasin; Tunku Besar Tampin, Tunku Syed Razman Tunku Syed Idrus Al-Qadri dan Shahbandar Sungai Ujong, Datuk Seri Badarudin Abdul Khalid.Perintah injunksi 'ad interim' itu dikeluarkan dalam kes saman yang difailkan berhubung pelantikan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan.Semasa hujahan, Awang Armadajaya berkata, bagi Negeri Sembilan, gelaran Raja yang dirujuk ialah Yang di-Pertuan Besar atau lebih dikenali sebagai Yamtuan Besar dan pemerintah Raja Wilayah Adat (Undang Luak).Katanya, ia sekali gus menunjukkan, sebarang prosiding melibatkan Undang Luak perlu dibuat di Mahkamah Khas."Apabila Mahkamah Tinggi membenarkan injuksi bagi kebenaran komital diteruskan, timbul persoalan sama ada Mahkamah Tinggi telah mengambil alih bidang kuasa Mahkamah Khas."Jika bidang kuasa terletak di Mahkamah Khas, ini akan menjadikan semua prosiding di Mahkamah Tinggi tidak sah."Kegagalan menangguhkan prosiding komital di Mahkamah Tinggi menyebabkan rayuan ini menjadi sia-sia dan tidak lagi praktikal," katanya yang hadir bersama peguam, Datuk Mohammed Rhiza Ghazi dan Asmawi Ismail.Sehubungan itu, Awang Armadajaya memohon, isu bidang kuasa diputuskan oleh panel Mahkamah Rayuan terlebih dahulu untuk menentukan sama ada Mahkamah Tinggi mempunyai bidang kuasa untuk membenarkan prosiding komital terhadap semua perayu.Sementara itu, peguam, Steven Thiru yang mewakili DKU dan Raja Norazli selaku responden berkata, prosiding komital di Mahkamah Tinggi perlu diteruskan tanpa berlengah.Katanya, ia selaras dengan prinsip yang telah ditetapkan bahawa sebaik sahaja komital dimulakan, ia perlu diberi keutamaan berbanding semua prosiding lain.Selain Steven, responden turut diwakili peguam, David Dinesh Mathew, Shafrin Halim, Gregory Das dan Gurjeevan Singh Sachdev.Pertikaian undang-undang itu bermula pada 5 Mei, apabila Mubarak dan lima lagi memfailkan saman pemula di Mahkamah Tinggi untuk mendapatkan salinan minit mesyuarat khas DKU yang diadakan pada 17 April.Antara kandungan minit mesyuarat itu ialah keputusan untuk melucutkan Mubarak sebagai Undang Luak Sungai Ujong.Pada 5 Jun, Mahkamah Tinggi mengeluarkan perintah injunksi ad interim bagi mengekalkan status quo, khususnya komposisi DKU dan kedudukan Raja Norazli sebagai Setiausahanya.Perintah itu berkuat kuasa sementara menunggu keputusan mahkamah mengenai isu bidang kuasa serta sama ada pertikaian itu boleh diadili, dan sehingga perintah selanjutnya dikeluarkan.Bagaimanapun, Raja Norazli mendakwa laporan media pada hari yang sama menunjukkan enam pihak itu khususnya Maarof, terlibat dalam proses pelantikan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan mengikut Perkara 11 Perlembagaan Negeri Sembilan 1959 walaupun perintah injunksi itu masih berkuat kuasa.Beliau mendakwa tindakan itu dibuat dengan mengetepikan perintah mahkamah.Susulan dakwaan pelanggaran itu, Raja Norazli dan DKU memohon kebenaran Mahkamah Tinggi untuk memulakan prosiding komital terhadap keenam-enam individu berkenaan atas dakwaan menghina mahkamah.Pada 8 Julai, mahkamah itu membenarkan permohonan Setiausaha DKU untuk memulakan prosiding komital kerana mendakwa keenam-enam individu tersebut melanggar perintah injunksi 5 Jun.Selepas mendengar hujahan kedua-dua pihak, panel tiga hakim dipengerusikan Datuk Dr Alwi Abdul Wahab yang bersidang bersama Datuk Dr Shahnaz Sulaiman dan Datuk Amarjeet Singh Serjit Singh menetapkan pengurusan kes secara dalam talian pada 14 September bagi menentukan tarikh keputusan rayuan permohonan berkenaan.