Court of Appeal orders GISB Holdings to pay RM5,000 costs over appeal filing delay

In a hearing before a three-member bench chaired by Datuk Mohamed Zaini Mazlan, GISB Holdings requested more time to submit its appeal record related to a Selangor fatwa. Although the bench allowed the extension, it ordered GISB Holdings to pay RM5,000 in costs to the Attorney-General's Chambers because of a 27-day filing delay. The appeal follows a High Court decision that dismissed GISB's bid for judicial review, citing Article 121(1A) of the Federal Constitution which reserves such matters for the Syariah Court.

GISB argues the challenge concerns the legality of the fatwa's issuance rather than its religious content. The case also raises questions about the applicability of a religious decree to a corporate entity.