The challenge on the constitutionality and legality of 18 Kelantan syariah criminal provisions has nothing to do with the position of Islam or the Syariah Court nor will they be affected by today’s ruling, said Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat.

This comes after the apex court this morning allowed lawyer Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid and her daughter Tengku Yasmin Nastasha Tengku Abdul Rahman’s petition to nullify 16 of the provisions.

The top judge explained that the issue the court needed to decide was...