The former wife of Naza Group chairperson SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin Kamal failed to obtain permission from the civil court to challenge the jurisdiction of the Kuala Lumpur Syariah Court, which initiated committal proceedings against her.

This was after High Court judge Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid allowed the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) objection to the leave application for a judicial review filed by Emilia Hanafi, 43, as the applicant.

Federal counsel Mohammad Sallehuddin Md Ali, representing the AGC, said...