Lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan said an ex-parte application was filed in the High Court here last week.

Service of sealed copies of the applications will be effected on the alleged contemnors today, he added.

The application, sighted by FMT, claims the five officers had harassed Aisyah Muhammad Ali after the case was made public last month.

“Their action is an obstruction of the due course of justice and shows disrespect to the country,” the plaintiffs said in the court filing.

Rajesh said the application has been fixed for case management on May 2.

Aisyah lodged a police report for alleged harassment by officers soon after the incident on March 29.

Earlier, on March 3, the 14 plaintiffs filed a legal challenge against eight state governments to nullify state laws allowing the conversion of children into Islam without the consent of both parents.

The 14 plaintiffs include Hindu mother M Indira Gandhi who on Jan 29, 2018 successfully got the Federal Court to nullify the unilateral conversion of her three children to Islam by ex-husband Muhammad Riduan Abdullah.

The group of plaintiffs includes S Mohan, a former chairman of Malaysia Hindu Sangam and Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism.

Also named is Arun Dorasamy from the NGO Hindu Agamam Ani. Arun also acts as chairman of the Indira Gandhi action team.

The remaining plaintiffs are individuals who reside in Perlis, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Johor and Kuala Lumpur.

They named the state governments of Perlis, Kedah, Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Johor and the Federal Territories government as defendants.

The plaintiffs are seeking the court declaration on grounds that it violates Article 12(4) of the Federal Constitution and runs counter to the law as set out by the apex court in Indira Gandhi’s case.

The plaintiffs are also seeking a declaration that unilateral conversions are unconstitutional and in breach of Article 12(4) of the Federal Constitution.