Unilateral conversion laws: Two Islamic councils allowed to intervene

The civil court has allowed the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) and the Johor Islamic Religious Council (MAINJ) to intervene in a legal challenge against seven states’ unilateral conversion laws.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court today greenlit the intervener bids by MAIWP and MAINJ, while dismissing a similar application by Badan Peguam Syarie Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan.

Lawyer Rajesh Nagajaran, who acts for kindergarten teacher M Indira Gandhi and 13 other plaintiffs, confirmed that judge Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid allowed the intervener bids by MAIWP and MAINJ while...