IPOH: Despite being told by the High Court twice earlier that the Perak State Assembly Speaker could not be represented by counsel but only by the state legal adviser, V. Sivakumar tried to represent himself again, but the decision was the same.
Judicial Commissioner Ridwan Ibrahim ruled in chambers yesterday that Sivakumar could not act for himself in a suit against him by the three independent assemblymen who are seeking a declaration that they are still legitimate representatives of their constituencies.
For the third time this month, the court referred to Section 24(3) of the Government Proceedings Act 1956 that the Speaker, as a state officer, shall be represented by the state legal adviser.
Sivakumar had argued for the right to speak for himself after the same court had on March 3 and March 5 ruled that the Speaker’s private lawyers had no locus standi to act for him....(Courtesy: The Star)
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