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Apex court reserves judgment on Kelantan shariah code challenge

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THE Federal Court has reserved its judgment on a constitutional challenge brought by lawyer Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid and her daughter, Tengku Yasmin Natasha Tengku Abdul Rahmah, against 18 provisions under the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code (I) Enactment 2019.

Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who presided over the nine-person bench, said this after listening to submissions by Sisters in Islam and the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council.