KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — The High Court here today dismissed an application by a lawyer to obtain information from the Election Commission (EC) on the delineation of electoral boundaries.
Judge Datuk Asmabi Mohamad made the decision after finding the application by Haris Fathillah Mohd Ibrahim premature and that the lawyer had no locus standing to do so.
Asmabi also said the delineation exercise had not even started when the application was filed.
Haris Fathillah also failed to state who were the aggrieved parties referred to in the originating summons, she added.
She said Article 13 of the Federal Constitution on the power of the EC to carry out delineation exercise was so clear and the court could not add words to it.
Asmabi ordered Haris Fathillah to pay cost of RM5,000.
Haris Fathilah filed the originating summons against the EC last Jan 19, seeking a declaration that aggrieved parties had the right to all information on delineation of electoral boundaries for parliamentary or state constituencies. The information requested included map of the electoral boundaries, reasons for the redelineation exercise and all documents used for the purpose. — Bernama
