The Federal Court today sent back the Gua Musang election petition filed by BN to the High Court for a full hearing of the merits.

Federal Court three-member panel led by Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Abdul Rahman Sebli allowed the appeal by Mohd Azmi Mahmood, a representative for BN candidate Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, to set aside the High Court’s decision which struck out the election petition.

The court also ordered the petition to go for a full hearing before another judge and fixed June 26 for mention of...