Order sought to compel ROS to register party
Zainal (third right) with his counsel Marcel (second right) and other pro tem committee members.
KOTA KINABALU April 25, 2012: The protem president of Parti Kerjasama Rakyat (PAKAR), Zainal Hj Nasruddin, yesterday filed an ex-parte application for leave for judicial review at the High Court here to have the party registered under Section 8 of the Societies Act 1966.
Zainal, from Kudat, who filed the application through his counsel Marcel Jude Joseph, named the Registrar of Societies ROS) as the sole respondent.
The applicant, who was accompanied by other protem committee members of the party from Tawau, Lahad Datu, Sandakan, Kalabakan, Tamparuli and other districts is seeking an order of mandamus to compel the respondent to register the party under the Societies Act.
He is also seeking a declaration that the refusal of the respondent to register the party is unlawful and ultra vires, null and void,
Zainal is further seeking damages, costs, statutory interest and any other relief deemed fit by the court.
He contended that as the protem president, he had on January 21, 2010 applied for registration of the party to be registered under the Societies Act 1966 dated on March 4, 2010.
However, he said on March 4, 2010, he was advised to resubmit their application for registration.
He claimed that despite numerous correspondences from him, the respondent had refused to register the party for political purposes, and it intends to participate in the 13th general election.
He further claimed that for the past three years, the respondent had refused to register and complete the registration of PAKAR although for all intents and purposes the registration papers of the party appears to be in order and without defects.
Zainal said that in his application, he will inter alia rely on Section 5, 6,7 and 8 of the Societies Act 1966.
The ROS have the rights to approve or denied an application based on their own set of guidelines.
BalasPadamROS lagi tahu mana parti yang mencapai piawaian yang telah ditetapkan oleh ROS
PadamBuang masa saja naik mahkamah ni.
PadamIf the party was unable to get approval from the ROS, the party can only unite with another likeminded party instead if they intended to contest in the next GE.
BalasPadamkalau ROS tidak luluskan permohonan mesti ada yang masalah tu parti
BalasPadamKalau semua kena approve mesti tambah banyak lagi parti yang muncul di Sabah ni.
BalasPadampermohonan penubuhan parti ada piawaiannya. jika tidak memenuhi, ia tak harus diluluskan.
BalasPadamHope its follow the right procedure for the approval.
BalasPadamTidak bolehka kita hanya gunakan parti yang sudah sedia ada?
BalasPadamJika ada banyak parti pasti kita tidak pernah akan bersatu.
BalasPadamKeadaan pasti akan bertambah teruk jika ada banyak parti.
BalasPadamSemua itu terpulang dengan syarat yang ditetapkan untuk menjadi PARTI. Maka kita tidak boleh menyalahkan ROS jika tidak meluluskan permohonan tersebut.
BalasPadamkalau ROS luluskan banyak parti politik, ada pula pihak yang cakap kononnya untuk memberikan kelebihan kepada BN.. bila tidak diluluskan, lain lagi pula kritikan yang dilemparkan kepada ROS..
BalasPadambaik kurangkan parti politik di Malaysia dan banyakkan pertubuhan2 kebajikan atau persatuan suku kaum..
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