Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament Nurul Izzah Anwar today failed to get a High Court order to compel the Election Commission (EC) to strike out dubious voter names in the electoral roll for her constituency.

Judge Zakaria Sam dismissed the leave application for a judicial review filed by Nurul Izzah for a declaration that the refusal by the chief registrar of elections to strike out the voter names in the principal electoral roll of Lembah Pantai in 2011 and suplimentary electoral roll of her constituency for the second quarter of 2012, was illegal and invalid.

On March 22, Nurul Izzah, who is Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president, and a registered voter, Kadir Sultan Abd Majid, filed the application, naming the chief registrar of elections, the EC, National Registration Department (NRD) director-general and the government, as respondents.

Zakaria made the decision in chambers after hearing submissions from Nurul Izzah’s counsel, Edmund Bon, and senior federal counsel Amarjeet Singh and Suzana Atan who acted for the respondents.

Amarjeet told reporters the judge held that the court had no jurisdiction to review, quash or set aside electoral roll once it had been gazetted under Section 94A of Elections Act 1958.

- Bernama

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