Perlis’s ‘unilateral conversion’ appeal bound to fail, says Federal Court

Free Malaysia Today

The apex court says its decision in Indira Gandhi’s case, handed down in 2018, is ‘binding throughout the nation’ and applies in Loh Siew Hong’s case.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/06/perliss-unilateral-conversion-appeal-wont-succeed-says-federal-court/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/06/penukaran-agama-unilateral-rayuan-tak-akan-berjaya-kata-mahkamah/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #LohSiewHong #UnilateralConversion #FederalCourt

Transcript

00:00The Perlis state authorities were not allowed to challenge a decision which quashed the

00:06conversion of Low Siu Hung's three minor children to Islam, as the proposed appeal

00:11was bound to fail, according to the federal court.

00:15Justice Nalini Padmanathan said there was no prima facie case of success in the appeal

00:20and dismissed the application for leave to appeal.

00:23The Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council, the Registrar of Converts, State

00:28Mufti Azri Zainul Abidin, and the state government had filed the motion.

00:33Nalini emphasized that the Indira Gandhi case established that both parents must consent

00:37to a minor's religious conversion, making unilateral conversions unconstitutional.

00:43The court reaffirmed that Indira Gandhi's ruling applies nationwide, not just in federal

00:47territories, and that civil courts can review public authority decisions that conflict with

00:52the federal constitution.

00:54Low, who married M. Nagaswaran in 2008, was separated from her children due to domestic

00:59abuse and later obtained sole custody in 2020, but Nagaswaran had already converted to Islam

01:05and attempted to convert their children.

01:08Though Low initially failed to overturn their conversion in the High Court, the Court of

01:11Appeal ruled in her favor, ensuring that her children remain Hindus.

01:16Dhanesh Rajareza, FMT News.

Category

Transcript

Recommended