KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur High Court will hear submissions next Monday from all parties in a judicial review application filed by four MIC leaders against the Registrar of Societies (RoS) over a directive for the party to hold fresh elections. The four are party president Datuk Seri G Palanivel, vice-presidents Datuk S Sothinathan and Datuk S Balakrishnan, as well as former secretary-general A Prakash Rao.

They are seeking a declaration that matters related to a political party’s elections are governed by that party’s constitution and cannot be based on the opinion of the RoS, The Star Online reported yesterday.

The four are also seeking a declaration that the decision of the MIC annual general meeting held on Nov  30, 2013 was valid and enforceable.

 Another English daily, the Sun reported Palanivel as saying that regardless of the outcome of the judicial review, the party’s re-election will proceed. He said the matter had been discussed with Barisan Nasional chairman  Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. — The Malaysian Insider

This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on March 10, 2015.