PUTRAJAYA: A former administrative assistant with the Petaling land office won his appeal to be reinstated, with the Court of Appeal ruling that his dismissal by the Selangor Public Service Commission was tainted by procedural impropriety and a breach of natural justice.
A three-member bench chaired by Justice Ruzima Ghazali said the same disciplinary board chairman and members who decided to dismiss Hisham Jalaluddin had also sat on the appeals board, thereby violating the fundamental principle of impartiality.
“There is procedural impropriety because the composition of the disciplinary appeals board was the same as the disciplinary board. On this ground alone, the appeal is allowed,” said Ruzima.