The Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (Maips) is acting outside its state territorial jurisdiction in its bid to intervene in the divorce proceedings between Loh Siew Hong and her Muslim convert ex-husband, her lawyers submitted.

However, the state religious council’s legal team countered that it has inter-state jurisdiction when it comes to ensuring the welfare of the single mother’s three unilaterally converted children.

These submissions were heard...