Four Universiti Malaya (UM) students and a Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) student today failed in their bid to challenge disciplinary action imposed on them by their universities for taking part in the Tangkap Malaysian Official 1 rally last year.

Justice S Nantha Balan of the High Court in Kuala Lumpur dismissed the students' originating summons, saying Section 15 (3) of the University and University Colleges Act (UUCA) used against them was constitutional. The judge said the students should have filed a judicial review instead...