The High Court in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, yesterday dismissed a lawsuit by Ikatan Guru-Guru Muslimin Malaysia (I-Guru) seeking to declare vernacular schools unconstitutional in Malaysia.

Lawyer T Gunaseelan, who represented three of the eight defendants in this case, said the judge had cited the historical context behind Article 152 of the Federal Constitution in ruling that vernacular schools are constitutional.

“Essentially, the challenge was that...