Lawyer Rosli Dahlan, representing Mohamed Tawfik, said High Court judge Kamaludin Md Said, refused to allow Perkasa to become amicus curiae (friend of the court) as the non-governmental organisation had no interest in the suit.

“Moreover, Perkasa did not comply with various directions by the court,” he told reporters of the ruling made in chambers.

Mohamed Tawfik had named Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia and its secretary, Roosme Hamzah, as defendants in the suit.

Perkasa made the application to intervene on grounds that it had the right to give its views on proposed amendments .

Mohamed Tawfik, who is former Sungai Benut Member of Parliament, filed the suit on March 31, to seek a court declaration that a motion by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang to amend the law was in breach of the Federal Constitution, as well as procedures and Standing Orders of the Dewan Rakyat.

He is also seeking a declaration that the proposed amendments to the law, widely known as RUU355, were made without the consent of the Conference of Rulers.

Meanwhile Rosli said the defendants had been ordered to file their response to his client’s suit by June 26.

He said a hearing had been fixed for August 16.