Assa Singh v Menteri Besar of Johore
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Assa Singh v. Menteri Besar of Johore (1969) 2 MLJ 30 was a case heard in the Federal Court of Malaysia concerning the applicability of the Restricted Residence Enactment 1933 (RRE) after Malaysian independence in 1957. The Federal Court held that although the application of the RRE had resulted in the violation of Singh's rights under Articles 5 and 9 [1] of the Constitution, these violations were Constitutional because Article 162 [2] permitted the grandfathering of pre-independence laws.