Other respondents named in the applications, filed on Thursday (October 15), include 10 former members of the State Executive Council (MMKN) and the six plaintiffs in an originating summons seeking minutes of a special sitting of the DKU held on April 17.
The six plaintiffs in the originating summons are Datuk Mubarak Thahak, Datuk Maarof Mat Rashad, Datuk Abd Rahim Yasin, Datuk Muhammed Abdullah, Tunku Besar Tampin Tunku Syed Razman Tunku Syed Idrus Al-Qadri, and Datuk Seri Badarudin Abdul Khalid.
According to the court documents, the DKU and Norazli are seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against the 17 individuals, alleging that they breached, or acted in a manner that undermined the purpose of, an ad interim injunction granted by the High Court on June 5 concerning the administration and affairs of the DKU.
The injunction restrains the six plaintiffs from making or implementing decisions concerning the affairs of the DKU and from taking any steps that would alter or interfere with the status quo of its affairs as at May 21, among other things.
According to the applications, the six plaintiffs allegedly continued to give effect to the purported proclamation dated April 19 and the purported change in the office of the Yang Dipertuan Besar through a series of public statements and press conferences issued between September 5 and October 11.
The applicants further alleged that Ismail and the 10 former MMKN members, despite being aware of the injunction, took steps to implement the purported proclamation.
The actions cited include an MMKN decision made on September 15, directions allegedly issued to the state administration, a letter from the Menteri Besar to the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal dated September 17, and the purported suspension of the State Secretary and State Legal Adviser on September 22.
The applicants' solicitors previously issued a letter dated September 16, stating that the actions in question breached the injunction.
