The Kuala Lumpur High Court today dismissed an originating summons filed by M Indira Gandhi and 13 others seeking to strike down unilateral conversion provisions in seven states, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked the legal standing to bring the action.

Delivering her decision online, judge Aliza Sulaiman said the plaintiffs failed to meet the threshold requirement of locus standi and had not demonstrated a genuine interest in obtaining the declarations sought.

She also noted that the case was...