Question 1

a."Inconclusion,theanswerstotwoquestionswhetherSections2,17(useoflanguagesotherthan the national language) and 28 (establishment of national schools and national types) ofthe Education Act 1996 are inconsistent with Article 152 and whether the establishment andexistence of vernacular schools violate the constitution, are both in the negative. Therefore,theplaintiffs'claiminthissuitisdismissed."theHonourableJudgeDatukMohdNazlanMohdGhazali,Kuala LumpurHigh Court (BHOnline,29 December 2021).

Discusstheissuethatarisesbasedonthenewspaperexcerptabove.Supportyouranswerwithone (1)statutory provision and one(1)caseauthority.

b. Inthecaseof ShaikSahied v. Sockalingam Chettiar(1933)1 LNS 97, thecourt ruled that

the Moneylender's Act 1900, which is an English statute not relating to mercantile law, is notapplicableunder Section5 of theCivil Law Act 1956.

Explain why the court made that decision. You do not have to give any case authority in youranswer.