Retired Court of Appeals judge Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus said the apex court got it wrong in allowing the preliminary objection raised by the Negeri Sembilan government in the landmark transgender case related to cross-dressing.

"It's a very disturbing decision and with due respect, I think the Federal Court got it wrong," Hishamudin said at a public forum titled 'Whither the Federal Constitution – Do fundamental and minority rights matter?' organised by the Bar Council in Kuala Lumpur today.

On Oct 8, the Federal Court had decided unanimously to allow the preliminary objection raised by the Negeri Sembilan government that the transgender women should have obtained leave of a single Federal Court judge to commence their constitutional challenge, under article 4(4) of the Federal Constitution.