The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah consented to the establishment of the Syariah Supreme Court. — Reuters pic
The three-member panel will be chaired by Perak Syariah Chief Judge Datuk Asa’ari Mohd Yazid. The two other judges on the panel are former Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin and Syariah Chief Judge Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar.Mohd Na’im, who is also Syariah Judiciary Department director-general, said Perak is the first state in the country to have four levels of syariah courts, with the Supreme Court as the apex court.
The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah consented to the establishment of the Syariah Supreme Court. “With the existence of the Syariah Supreme Court, which is another layer of court after the Syariah Court of Appeal, the disputing parties will have the opportunity to appeal twice,” he said.