OCTOBER 6 — Former Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan has reportedly questioned whether an April 19 proclamation on the removal of Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan could be considered valid after it was signed by Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim months later.

“It’s like backdating it,” he said on the latest episode of the Keluar Sekejap podcast.

Acknowledging that he was unsure of the legal position, Sharil however said there could be grounds to argue that such a process was not permissible.

It reminds me of pronouncements by Judicial Commissioner Lee Swee Seng (now Federal Court Judge) in two cases, the latter being fourteen years ago in 2012.

In that case, FKJV (M) Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Ardenmax Cosmetic Sdn Bhd) v Mode Circle Sdn Bhd and ors suit, the learned judicial commissioner had occasion to consider another case of backdated documents where he said: