Indira Gandhi v. Pengarah Jabatan Agama Islam Perak

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation [2018] 1 MLJ 545
gptkbp:country gptkb:Malaysia
gptkbp:date 2018-01-29
gptkbp:defendant Pengarah Jabatan Agama Islam Perak
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indira Gandhi v. Pengarah Jabatan Agama Islam Perak
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Federal_Court_of_Malaysia
gptkbp:legalSubject child conversion
jurisdiction of civil and syariah courts
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Federal_Constitution_of_Malaysia
Guardianship of Infants Act 1961
gptkbp:result Federal Court ruled both parents must consent to conversion of a minor
gptkbp:significance landmark decision on religious conversion of minors in Malaysia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Malaysia_Legal_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7