A businessperson who was born and raised in the Hindu faith has turned to the civil appellate court to be declared a non-Muslim.

The 45-year-old is seeking the Court of Appeal to reverse a March 18 ruling of the Seremban High Court that allowed the Negeri Sembilan Religious Council’s (Mains) application to strike out her lawsuit.

The appellant's counsel S Karthigesan confirmed with Malaysiakini that the appeal was filed after the...