Kuala Lampur, May 9 -- Judicial review is a two-stage process at the High Court.

The first stage is called the leave stage. At this stage, the High Court sieves out frivolous and vexatious cases.

The second stage is the substantive stage. This is where the full merit of the case for judicial review gets ventilated and decided by the High Court.

In the case of Shashi Kumar a/l Shanmugam (Presiden Global Human Rights Federation) & Ors v Ketua Polis Negara, Polis DiRaja Malaysia & Anor [2023], an application for leave for judicial review under Order 53 of the Rules of Court 2012 by five applicants (the Applicants) seeking reliefs of an order of certiorari and an order of mandamus, among others, came before the High Court.

After hearing t...