JUDGMENT

Zainun Ali FCJ:

[1] The often misunderstood concept of Islamisation surrounding the issue of religious conversion of young children into the Islamic faith makes articulation of this issue important.

Background Of The Appeals

[2] There are three appeals before this court. They are:

i. Civil Appeal No: 01(f)-17-06-2016 (A) (Appeal No 17)

ii. Civil Appeal No: 01(f)-18-06-2016 (A) (Appeal No 18)

iii. Civil Appeal No: 01(f)-19-06-2016 (A) (Appeal No 19)

[3] The appellant in the appeals, Indira Gandhi a/p Mutho is appealing against the decision of the Court of Appeal dated 30 November 2015 allowing the appeals filed by the respondents in Appeals No 17, 18 and 19, respectively.

[4] The Court of Appeal set aside the decision of the High Court in allowing the appellant's application for judicial review for an order of certiorari to quash the certificates of conversion to Islam of the children in her marriage with Patmanathan a/l Krishnan, the respondent in Appeal No 19.