KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 8): The hearing of PKR lawmaker Hassan Karim’s leave application to initiate judicial review proceedings to challenge the suspension of Parliament did not proceed at the Johor Bahru High Court today, after the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) applied to transfer the hearing to Kuala Lumpur. This was supposed to be the first leave hearing after several individuals filed legal challenges against the decision to suspend Parliament, following the proclamation of Emergency on Jan 11. Hassan had filed the judicial review at the Johor Bahru court and named Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and the government as respondents. He is seeking several declarations including that Section 14 of the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021 is unconstitutional and inconsistent with Articles 44, 150(3), 150(5) of the Federal Constitution.