Her lawyer, Haniff Khatri Abdulla, said they filed an originating summons on Friday at the High Court. It seeks to nullify section 18C of the Act on the grounds that is was ultra vires the Federal Constitution.
Section 18C stipulates that the decision of a political party was final and cannot be reviewed in court.
Anina, in a related matter, also wants the court to declare Clause 20.7 of the Umno Constitution as invalid on the grounds that it was also ultra vires the Federal Constitution.
This clause states that the moment a member takes action against the party, he or she automatically loses membership.
According to the summons, Anina further wants her sacking letters from Umno dated Sept 1 and 2 to be declared null and void. “Her sacking by Umno was invalid,” the summons read.
Anina had previously failed to challenge in court her sacking from Umno. The High Court and Court of Appeal ruled that internal disputes in a political party should be settled in-house.
Anina sued Umno Secretary-General Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and secretary Ab Rauf Jusoh on Sept 11 last year to nullify her sacking.
Prior to her termination from the party, Anina filed a lawsuit against Najib and Rauf on Aug 28 last year. Anina contended that Najib had defrauded Umno members by receiving and using RM2.6 billion without their knowledge.
She was expelled from the party on Sept 2 on the grounds that she took the party to court. The letter sacking her as a member was widely shared on social media.
The High Court struck out her lawsuit disputing her sacking from Umno.