Don’t act beyond your powers, ROS told
DAP’s Gobind Singh wants the Registrar of Societies’ to explain which law gave it the power not to recognise the party’s newly elected members
K Pragalath, FMT
Gobind Singh Deo questioned how the Registrar of Societies (ROS) is empowered to derecognise the newly elected central executive committee (CEC) of his party.
The DAP’s national legal bureau chairman and Puchong MP wants the ROS to explain which law gives ROS the power not to recognise the CEC.
“Needless to say, this is a position most serious in nature which cannot and must not be taken lightly. It has very far reaching consequences upon the DAP.
“The ROS cannot and must not act beyond the powers conferred upon it in law and any such attempt to so do would be unlawful and not binding in law,” said Gobind.
The ROS recenty requested additional documents to recognise the party’s central executive committee (CEC) election that was conducted on Sept 29.
The ROS, in a letter dated Dec 6, also advised the CEC to stop making decisions on behalf of DAP until the ROS completes the investigation.
The letter was sent to DAP a month after it submitted its re-election results which was held on Sept 29 to ROS which ordered the party to hold re-election following complaints of election irregularities.
Court action
Gobind also denied that his party had sent a very brief report that made it impossible for the ROS to ascertain whether the Sept 29 re-election was in accordance with the ROS directive.
