The Court of Appeal today has disallowed the Selangor Islamic Council (Mais) from intervening in the appeal by ZI Publications Sdn Bhd on a judicial review application.

This is over the challenge by the company and its director Ezra Zaid on the raid carried out by the Selangor Islamic Department (Jais) in the seizure of translated copies of the book "Allah, Kebebasan dan Cinta", authored by Irshad Manji.

The three-member bench led by Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat however ruled that Mais can raise their concerns on the matter through Jais and the Selangor government's counsel, Nik Suhaimi Nik Sulaiman...