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Appellate Jurisdiction Of The Supreme Court Of India, Mubashshir Sarshar
Appellate Jurisdiction Of The Supreme Court Of India, Mubashshir Sarshar
Mubashshir Sarshar
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Permissibility Of Courts To Imply Words Into Constitutions, Linus Koh
Permissibility Of Courts To Imply Words Into Constitutions, Linus Koh
Linus Koh
In this article, the writer compared the approaches taken by the Singapore Court of Appeal and the Malaysian Federal Court as to the permissibility of courts to imply words into their constitution. While the two cases of Chee Siok Chin v Minister for Home Affairs and Dr Mohd Nasir bin Hashim v Menteri Dalam Negeri Malaysia (“Nasir”) were essentially interpreting what was on paper similar provisions, the holdings were completely dissimilar. The question is why. The ensuing discussion will attempt to discover the reasons behind the different approaches taken and also explore the extent to which it is permissible for …