Kuala Lampur, Sept. 22 -- Four months ago, I wrote that there is already a constitutional body to solve the constitutional dispute in the State of Negeri Sembilan.

That body is the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) established under Article 16 of Chapter 6 of Part 1 of The Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan, 1959 (State Constitution).

As I wrote as well, the State of Negeri Sembilan is indeed unique. The State Constitution is in two parts, which were agreed to by the then Yang di-Pertuan Besar, Undangs of the Luaks of Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Johol and Rembau as well as the Tengku Besar of Tampin.

The First Part "constitutionalizes" the adat perpatih on the customary ruling structure. There is no First Part in the other state const...