The Kuala Lumpur High Court today rejected the Attorney-General Chamber's application to stay a ruling granting Sungai Siput MP Dr Michael Jeyakumar leave to challenge the rejection of his application for government funds for projects in his constituency.

High Court Judge Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim made the ruling in chambers.

Jeyakumar was represented by counsel B Mahaletchumi, while senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhassan acted for the AG's Chambers.

Shamsul told the media that the judge held that there were no circumstances to grant the stay.

On Feb 25, the High Court allowed Jeyakumar's application for leave for a judicial review to challenge the rejection of his application for government funds.

The court set Oct 12 to hear the judicial review.

In the application, Dr Jeyakumar, a Parti Sosialis Malaysia official, named the director-general of the Implementation Coordination Unit of the Prime Minister's Department, Perak Development Office director and the government, as  respondents.

The AG's Chambers filed the stay against the leave obtained by Dr Jeyakumar pending disposal of their appeal. Yesterday the Court of Appeal reserved judgment on the AG's appeal after hearing submissions.

Dr Jeyakumar filed the legal action after his application to the development office director for funds to be used as contributions to SMJK Shin Chung, SJK Methodist and Nurul Ihsan Orphanage, as well as funds for small projects for Orang Asli villages, was rejected via a letter by the director on Oct 12, last year.

Dr Jeyakumar said his request for the funds ought to have been granted as the projects he had applied for were the kind that the special constituency allocation was supposed to be utilised for.

He claimed that it was highly likely that the respondents exercised their discretion to grant funds from the special constituency allocation with bias, in favour of MPs from the ruling BN coalition, and with prejudice against MPs from opposition parties.

He is seeking, among others, a declaration that the special constituency allocation must be provided to all MPs equally, in accordance with Article 8 (1) of the federal constitution.

He is also applying for a mandamus order to compel the respondents to explain their authority in disbursing the funds from the special constituency allocation and to specify the procedure for allocation of funding since 2008.

- Bernama