THE High Court dismissed an application by the Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) seeking an injunction against five of its members that they are no longer executive committee members and cannot act as such.
The court further ordered that the defendants be paid RM2,000 each.
Justice Datuk Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan dismissed the application on the basis that the plaintiff failed to provide any evidence that the defendants had taken steps to hold themselves out as the Exco of MCA.
"The three articles relied upon by the plaintiff were merely records of events that had taken place months earlier and did not support the claim.
"These was no evidence that justified the granting of an injunction," said the judge.
The court also found that the plaintiff had failed to prove that irreparable harm would be suffered and did not provide an undertaking as to damages.
"Additionally, there was no element of urgency, and as such the balance of convenience favoured the defendants."
The court further stated that it would not delve into determining the validity of the alleged resignation/withdrawal at this stage.
Instead, the court directed the parties to make submissions on the relevance of the Sports Development Act 1997 in the upcoming hearing on September 4, 2025.
It was earlier reported that the MCA vice-president, Datuk Ahmad Feisal Ahmad Tajuddin, had accused the defendants - president Mohammed Iqbal Ali Kassim Ali and the other committee members of meddling in the association’s affairs despite their public resignations.
In addition to Iqbal, he named Dr BN Arun Kumar, Amarjeet Singh, Mahnorizal Mahat and Ahmad Salman Othman as the committee members (defendants).
Their legal team was headed by Datuk Sri Rajan Navaratnam from Shahrizat Rashid & Lee and Shamala Balasundaram from Chooi & Co.
Mohammed Iqbal had resigned as the MCA president on April 13 but withdrew it and said he would continue in his role for the remainder of his current term.
The Vibes had earlier reported that there was a conspiracy by certain members to overthrow the president and deputy of the MCA following claims by a state vice-president that his signature was forged.
Sources claimed that Ahmad Feisal, who is also the treasurer of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) was also involved - raising questions whether the OCM also played a role in the conspiracy
Apart from Mohammed Iqbal, other Exco members also withdrew their resignations.
Earlier, Sports Commissioner Suhardi Alias confirmed to The Vibes that his office was investigating MCA over concerns involving misconduct, governance, and election procedures.
“We acknowledge that there are elements of misconduct and foul play within the association. This kind of thing should not happen in Malaysian sports. We will take the necessary action once investigations are complete,” he had said.
The MCA had requested urgent intervention from the Sports Commissioner to address issues over the legitimacy of an EGM and AGM that was held, which legitimacy and procedures were questioned.
In a letter, Ahmad Feisal had said seeking legal redress was a “regrettable but necessary decision”, accusing Mohammed Iqbal and the other committee members of ‘meddling in the association’s affairs’.
Mohammed Iqbal had earlier pointed out that there exists no constitutional, or statutory basis for anyone to assume, claim, or exercise the role of acting president.
“Such actions constitute a grave and wilful defiance of both the MCA Constitution and the Sports Development Act 1997,” he stressed. - July 9, 2025
