Lawyer Shamsher Singh Thind said the senior federal counsel representing the attorney-general did not object to Urimai’s application for leave to pursue the proceedings.

Shamsher said the Registrar of Societies (RoS) would now be required to justify on affidavit why it rejected Urimai’s application for registration, while the minister would need to explain why he did not act on its subsequent appeal.

“We will wait for their affidavits and file our submissions following that,” he said.

Justice Hayatul Akmal Abdul Aziz fixed the case for mention on March 24.

The party, led by Ramasamy, a former DAP leader, claims that the RoS’s decision to reject its registration violated its constitutional right to freedom of association.

It is seeking a court declaration that the rejection and the minister’s failure to consider its appeal were tantamount to a denial of rights as enshrined in Article 10(1)(c) of the Federal Constitution.

Urimai also wants the court to issue a certiorari order to quash the registrar’s decision, and a mandamus order to compel Urimai’s registration as a political party within 14 days.

Alternatively, the party wants the court to compel the home minister to consider and decide on Urimai’s appeal within the same time frame.