Jan 12 next year hearing of legal action over khat for vernacular schools

The Kuala Lumpur High Court fixed Jan 12 next year to hear a legal action over the government’s decision to make khat study or Jawi calligraphy lessons compulsory for Chinese and Tamil vernacular primary school pupils.

Lawyer Keshvinjeet Singh Sidhu today confirmed that the court set the hearing date to hear the application for leave to commence judicial review against the Education Ministry’s decision...