GEORGE TOWN, Oct 30 – The Penang High Court on Thursday was set the date on Dec 7 to decide on a judicial review by former Penang PAS treasurer Iszuree Ibrahim against the State Executive Council’s decision in dismissing him of all posts in the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) with freezing his allocation.
The judicial Commissioner Collin Lawrence Sequerah set the date after hearing submissions by both parties. Iszuree who is now Penang PAS Liaison secretary was represented by lawyer Mohd Harris Abdullah, while the Penang State Executive Council and the state government by lawyer RSN Rayer and Dominic Pillai, appearing for MPPP, now known as the Penang City Council (MBPP).
Iszuree filed the application on Nov 14 last year which naming the state exco, MBPP and the Penang state government as the first, second and third of the respondent. He is seeking an order to invalidate the second respondent’s letter, dated Sept 29, 2014, and a decision made by the first respondent on Sept 25, 2014, in removing him from all posts in the MPPP’s permanent committees and freezing his allocation.
He is also seeking to invalidate MPPP’s letter dated Sept 29, 2014 and the first respondent’s decision on Sept 25, 2014, to disallow him from attending the respondents’ ad hoc meetings. Should the court allow the application, Iszuree wants an interim order to suspend the first respondent’s decision which was conveyed to him through two letters, dated Sept 26 and Sept 29, by the second respondent until the substantive motion is heard. He is also seeking damages and other relief deemed fit by the court.
