Brief look at committal proceedings for defying court order - Hafiz Hassan
Kuala Lampur, June 6 -- Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin reportedly planned to initiate contempt of court proceedings against six individuals, including three Undangs, for allegedly defying a High Court order linked to an ongoing dispute involving the royal institution.
What is planned is also called committal proceedings.
A committal proceeding is a legal process that allows courts to punish someone for disobeying a court order.
The courts are the impartial and final arbiter between the individual and the State and between individuals inter se.
If the courts are to play that role and perform that function, the course of justice must not be deflected or interfered with.
Committal proceedings serve to...
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