Lawyer Christopher Leong said Salahuddin Ayub (Pulai MP), Johari Abdul (Sungai Petani MP) and Abdul Aziz Bari (Tebing Tinggi assemblyman) filed a notice of appeal yesterday.

They had 30 days to do so.

“It was filed yesterday afternoon without delay because it is a public interest matter and of public importance,” Leong told FMT in a text message.

Judge Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid had ruled yesterday that any challenge made against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s emergency proclamation and the ordinances enacted was not amenable to judicial review.

He also said Article 150(8), which states that the King’s decision cannot be challenged in any court on any grounds, was valid and constitutional.

“More importantly, Article 150(8) has shut the court’s doors from any challenge or application made against the proclamation and the ordinances enacted,” he said in dismissing the trio’s application for a judicial review.

The attorney-general, who came in as “guardian of interest” at the application for leave stage, also opposed the application.

The judge said the trio had no arguable case and the leave application was frivolous.

He said there was nothing in the constitution that imposed a legal duty on Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, the first respondent in this action, to act in the manner dictated by the applicants.

Salahuddin, Johari and Aziz, among others, asked for a declaration that Muhyiddin had a constitutional duty under Article 150(3) to advise the King to summon Parliament for the proclamation and ordinances to be laid before the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara to be passed.