Momoh’s lawyer, V Vemal Arasan, said Judge Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh would hear the matter in open court.

“The hearing date was fixed today during a virtual hearing before the judge,” he told FMT.

Federal counsel Liyana Muhammad Fuad represented the immigration director-general and the home minister, the respondents in the application.

In April, Momoh filed the application for judicial review against the government for revoking his pass and ordering his deportation.

Momoh was released on April 23 after being detained for 40 days at the Semenyih immigration depot. He was initially arrested for drink-driving in March at a roadblock in Cheras.

After he was fined and jailed for a day by the court, the department cancelled his special pass and ordered his deportation.

His release followed a habeas corpus hearing, with Judge Ab Karim Ab Rahman ruling that Momoh’s 40-day detention was unconstitutional and had breached procedure.

Momoh’s deportation order was emailed to his wife, Low Kar Hui, on April 14. The department had asked Low to make arrangements for his flight back to Nigeria.

According to the order, Momoh was deemed a prohibited immigrant.

Vemal, who was assisted by James Joshua Paulraj, said Momoh had been presented with a special pass from the immigration department to allow him to remain in the country pending the disposal of his case.