The Indira Gandhi Case and the Advocacy of Justice

Abstract

In the past decade or so, child custody cases among Muslim-convert and non-Muslim parents remains a controversial issue in Malaysia. The recent court judgment for the ‘Indira Gandhi Case’ re-highlights the issue, while spurring on a heated series of debates across the nation. Many, especially non-Muslims, have touted the latest judgment as a case of gross injustice and part of a worrisome trend of “disempowerment among non-Muslims to seek judicial redress”.