SIS fails to challenge 'deviant' fatwa

The Kuala Lumpur High Court today dismissed women's rights group Sisters in Islam‘s (SIS) judicial review application against a fatwa by Selangor religious authorities declaring it as "deviant".

In delivering his decision, High Court judge Nordin Hassan said the Selangor fatwa committee has complied with all procedures when it issued the fatwa against SIS.

"As such, the judicial review application is dismissed with costs of RM10,000," said Justice Nordin after delivering his grounds of judgement.

Among others, he said it was found that fatwa issued against SIS remained confined to matters under the jurisdiction of the syariah courts as limited by the Federal Constitution.