The Kuala Lumpur High Court has dismissed two strike-out applications, filed separately by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (Maiwp) and the government, against a 29-year-old man who sought to declare himself a Sikh instead of a Muslim.

Judge Aliza Sulaiman binned the application in an online proceeding today, after finding that the court needs to decide on the matter based on case merits, and made no order as to costs.