Stephen Kalong Ningkan Case

A summary of cases that dealt with the use of emergency powers by the federal government of malaysia to dismiss the chief minister of sarawak stephen kalong ningkan.

Stephen kalong ningkan case. Ningkan was born on 20 august 1920 in betong sarawak which was then administered under the second division of simanggang he was a student of st augustine s school. Personal life and education. K 45 of 1966 7 september 1966 judgment harley a g borneo cj. 2 use of emergency powers free download as pdf file pdf text file txt or read online for free.

Stephen kalong ningkan v tun abang haji openg and tawi sli 2 mlj 187 facts on the 16th june 1966 the governor of sarawak had received a letter signed 21 members. There will be judgement for the plaintiff as prayed judgment for stephen kalong ningkan. On the following day pesaka and barjasa ministers resigned voluntarily from the state cabinet. On such interpretation the case presented in the statement of claim is unchallengeable.

Ningkan accused taib for trying to topple the state government. Whenever any student studies or researches the constitutional law of malaysia or whenever there is a leading constitutional case before the malaysian courts there will be reference to the leading case law authorities involving stephen kalong ningkan or bearing his name. Published 1 aug 2016 5 41 am. On 16 june 1966 the governor of sarawak received a letter which states that 21 members of the council negeri has.

The plaintiff was appointed chief minister of sarawak on 22 july 1963. In the case of stephen kalong ningkan v tun abang haji openg tawi sli the government of stephen kalong ningkan in sawarak was the majority government and they controlled the state of sarawak. Stephen kalong ningkan v. On 16 june 1966 21 out of 42 members of the state legislature declared that they did not have confidence in stephen kalong ningkan.

Stephen kalong ningkan no. Ningkan s grandfather mok ban seng was born in foshan guangdong china in 1870. On 14 june 1966. However few of his members jumped to another party and then he became the minority.

Kalong ningkan was of mixed iban and chinese parentage and his chinese name was mok teck boon. In the case of stephen kalong ningkan v tun haji openg 1968 2 mlj 238 the privy council had broadened the conceptual perimeter of emergency by declaring that emergency is not confined to the unlawful use or threat of force.