Court nullifies termination of native chief


The Kuching High Court has ordered the state supervision to compensate the sacked longhouse arch balance backdated to Apr 1, 2011.
KUCHING: The Kuching High Court today nullified the state supervision preference to cancel the 'employee' longhouse arch (Tuai Rumah) Eri Ajok of Kampung Empelas.
Eri's appointment as headman of Kampung Empelas longhouse was terminated upon March 28, 2011 as well as took outcome upon Apr 1, 2011.
The minute was signed by the Simunjan district military officer allegedly upon the recommendations of Simunjan representative Naroden Majais. Eri it appeared was the plant of an ongoing spat in between Naroden as well as people-friendly Batang Sadong MP Nancy Shukri.
However the indicate in court was which Eri was usually informed of his stop two-and-a-half months after it took outcome as well as he was paid the endowment four-and-a-half months later.
Justice Rhodzariah Bujang in delivering her judgment yesterday described the stop as "bad in law as well as the minute of stop null as well as void as well as ordered which Eri be paid the balance of his endowment from Apr 2011 until to-date.
She said whilst it was remarkable which the supervision is vested with the "complete discretion" upon who to designate as Tuai Rumah (longhouse chief), the "inordinate delay in conveying the preference upon the stop is in finish rebuttal of reason as well as logic."
"The preference to terminate, even if the option of payment of the endowment was chosen, must logically as well as of prerequisite be communicated to the Tuai Rumah before the in effect date of stop or at the really least, upon the really da! y of the stop itself as well as ideally, the endowment be paid at the same time as when the preference is communicated.
"With respect to the respondents (government), we am compelled to ask this pertinent question: What is the make use of as well as where lies the proof of revelation the man which he is longer the anointed personality prolonged after his appointment has been revoked?
"It is not usually unfair to the person submitting application (Eri) though to the village he serves for there are ramifications following such the delay.
"The person submitting application would as well as could have happily achieved his official duties as Tuai Rumah such as the usual act of certifying or verifying papers for his people when in actuality he was no longer land the post as one.
"In which circumstance, the certification or verification would be rendered invalid as well as might even have authorised repercussions, to the owners of the documents," she said.
Call to return others
Justice Rhodzariah added which the "act of notifying Eri of his stop most months after the in effect date, had rendered the stop bad in law" as well as the minute of stop "null as well as void".
"The preference to cancel him ought to be quashed," she said.
The court awarded Eri costs of RM10,000.
Eri was represented by See Chee How while the state supervision was represented by Saferi Ali of the state Attorney-General's Chambers.
Meanwhile, See said which he is essay the minute to the State Secretary asking for six alternative Tuai Rumah from Kanowit who have been discharged to be reinstated.
They were discharged following allegations which they upheld the antithesis during final April's state election.
Scores of Tuai Rumah as well as Ketua Kaum (community leaders) in the state had their appointments revoked for the identical offence.
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