Kuala Lampur, Jan. 28 -- There are 'basic features' of the Constitution, said Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat at her last Opening of the Legal Year (OLY) 2025.

The speech has since been much commented about, not just by the legal fraternity but by the public as well.

Tengku Maimun reminded that the basic features of the Constitution "cannot be altered or taken away even by way of a constitutional amendment. And, that even if such a constitutional amendment was made, it can be struck down under Article 4(1)".

She went to say this:

"The Constitution is not just a mere collection of words. It is a blueprint as much as it is a living reminder of our history. Due to the nature of its founding, including the fact that the Constitut...