Tax arrears: Court strikes out Shafee's appeal to file counterclaim

The Court of Appeal today struck out Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s appeal over the payment of income tax arrears amounting to RM9.41 million.

A three-member bench led by judge Hanipah Farikullah held that the appeal was incompetent as the subject matter was not appealable under Section 3 of the Courts of Judicature Act.

Hanipah, who sat with judges Azimah Omar and Wong Kian Kheong, also ordered the veteran lawyer to...