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Everyone should know the law. Irrespective of your background, the law presumes that you should know the law. This is incompatible with the maxim “Ignorance of Law is No Defence”. Despite this maxim, there seems to be a significant number of individuals who appear to be in the dark with some basic laws in this country. This writing discovers whether teachers in public schools in Melaka know of one basic law namely the rules of natural justice (RNJ) before any action is taken against them because of disciplinary issues, misconduct or breach of rules and others. This doctrinal writing is delivered based on library research collecting secondary data from academic text books, online journals and reported cases. Topping that up were the surveys collected online amongst 126 teachers from three districts in Melaka making this study also empirical in nature. The finding of this study was also gathered from cases brought to courts in relation to teachers and it indicates that there is still room for improvement for managing the RNJ application in decision making in schools. The outcome of this study provides guidelines for the State Education Department to strategize a mechanism to convey the rules to teachers in Melaka so that they will be aware of their rights and responsibilities. It also serves as a path for researchers to further discover the status for teachers in other states as well as identifying other aspects relating to this law.
Cases
Abd Ghani bin Che Mat v Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis & Ors [2015] MLJU 2068
Che Hong Yee v Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Ors [2008] 7 MLJ 642
Dato' Dr Muhammad Ridzuan bin Mohd Salleh & Anor v Syarikat Air Terengganu Sdn Bhd
[2012] 3 MLJ 737
Dr Ahmad Jaafar bin Musa v Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pelajaran [2018] 9 MLJ 331
Dr Chandra Muzaffar v Universiti Malaya [2002] 2 CLJ 448
Fairview Schools Berhad v Jasvindar Kaur Kartar Singh & Ors [2019] MLJU 1400
Fauziah Khanom binti Irshad Ali Khan v Pegawai Pejabat Pelajaran Daerah Johor Bahru & Ors [2013] 7 MLJ 737
Gazzriz Sdn Bhd v Hasrat Gemilang Sdn Bhd [2016] 1 LNS 1280
Kayangan Kemas Sdn Bhd v TMT Solutions Sdn Bhd [2019] MLJU 1225
Kerajaan Malaysia & Ors v Tay Chai Huat [2012] 3 MLJ 149
Lam Siew Leong v Krishna Kumar s/o RK Krishnan (sued in the capacity of a Public Officer of a Registered society named Malayan Racing Association) [2017] MLJU 841
Malaysia Airline System Bhd v Wan Sa' adi @ Syed Sa' adi bin Wan Mustafa [2015] 1 MLJ 757
Nurul Aida binti Ahmad Nori & Anor v Global Educare Sdn Bhd [2016] 1ILJ 102
PWC Corp Sdn Bhd v Ireka Engineering & Construction Sdn Bhd and another appeal [2018] MLJU 152
Qatrun Nada binti Mohd Latfi v Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Agama Islam W Persekutuan Labuan & Anor [2014] 9 MLJ 702
Ricky Gundah v Chairman Education Service Commission [2016] 1 LNS 751
Sekolah Sri Cempaka v Aida Rozyiana binti Awang [2005] 1 ILJU 71
Suraya binti Amdah v Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia & Anor [2016] 7 MLJ 781
Yusof bin Sudin v Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Polis & Anor [2011] 5 MLJ 465
Zulkifli bin Shahari v Telekom Malaysia Berhad [2016] ILJU 39
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In-Text Citation: (Mustafa et al., 2023)
To Cite this Article: Mustafa, M. S. A., Othman, Y., Malib, M. A., & Mahat, I. R. (2023). Managing the Rules of Natural Justice amongst Teachers in Melaka. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 12(1), 1744–1756.
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