Sidang Injil Borneo (SIB) was denied permission by the High Court in Kuala Lumpur today to initiate a judicial review of the Home Ministry’s seizure of Christian religious books with the word 'Allah' in them seven years ago.

In a decision that is bound to upset Christians in Sabah and Sarawak, the High Court ruled that it was bound by the decision of the Court of Appeal in the case between the Archbishop Titular of the Roman Catholic Church and the Home Ministry.