The Kuala Lumpur High Court today allowed Azhar Azizan Harun’s application to strike out former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's legal challenge against Azhar’s appointment as the Dewan Rakyat speaker.<br /><br />Judge Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid also allowed Azalina Othman Said’s application to strike out Mahathir’s legal challenge against her appointment as the deputy speaker.<br /><br />The judge ruled, among others, that only Parliament has the sole power and jurisdiction to decide on the issue of the appointment.
