PUTRAJAYA (Oct 29): The Federal Court on Friday (Oct 29) fixed Feb 16 next year to hear the appeals of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his son Datuk Nazifuddin Najib over the summary judgement entered against them over unpaid taxes of RM1.69 billion and RM37.64 million respectively.
The date was fixed by apex court deputy registrar Rasidah Roslee following case management held online.
Wee Yeong Kang from Messrs Shafee & Co said this to theedgemarkets.com when contacted on Friday, adding that further case management of the matter is fixed for Feb 8.
“The hearing for leave will be held via online through the Zoom application,” he said.
The Malaysian government through the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) was represented by Al Hummidallah Idrus and Siti Aisyah Yusoff, while Abhilaash Subramaniam is an amicus curiae from the Malaysian Bar.
The former premier and his son's notice of motion for leave to appeal followed the Court of Appeal's Sept 9 dismissal of their appeal over the summary judgement that was entered on them by upholding the High Court decision.
When civil cases approach the apex court, leave (or permission) has to be gained first to ensure that the appeal is not frivolous and vexatious and following that, the merits would be heard at another date.
Najib and his son posed nine questions of law in their intention to appeal.
They are:
It was reported earlier this month that both Najib and his son had obtained an interim stay of the appellate court decision as the IRB also filed a bankruptcy or insolvency hearing against them.