Apex court to hear review of Muslim status ruling on Jan 6

The Federal Court has set Jan 6 next year to hear a 37-year-old woman’s application to review a prior ruling that affirmed her religious status as a Muslim.

Lawyer A Surendra Ananth representing the woman, and lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla representing the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) confirmed the hearing date to Bernama, when contacted.

In August, the woman filed her application in an attempt to...