The spotlight would be on a seven-member Federal Court bench on Monday, when it would deliver a decision on whether or not to hear the Archbishop Roman Catholic Church’s appeal, on the use of the word 'Allah' to denote God in its The Herald publication.

This is if the apex court panel headed by Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria, allows leave permission to hear the Archbishop's appeal over the Court of Appeal's decision that the term is exclusive for Muslims.

It is not automatic for civil appeals to be heard at the highest court in the country as leave had to be gained first.