Sultans have no jurisdition on governmental executive functions.
In a constituitional monarcy system, the Malay Rulers are to be respected as the highest symbol of the head of Islam and Malay custom and its non-executive power of performing ritual ceremony pertaining to governmental proceedings and functions only.
By telling the Perak MB to reinstate Datuk Jumry Sury to the Perak Religious Department is a sheer interference by the Monarch in the executive and administrative power of government to carry out its duty delegated by the people.
It is not going to auger well for the ruling government as unduly or unwarranted
interferences would lead to chaos and irregularities, contradicting interests and the unneccesary misundertandings that might arise regarding the monarchy jurisdition or power and its interpretation and implementation of certain actions or duties.
The appointment of MBs has set a very bad example as to the ambiguitious and overlapping roles of monarchy function and executive power of the ruling government and should not be repeated in the future, the spirit of constituitional law must be upheld and the lofty moral stature of sultans must be respected in their respective realm.
A clear demarcate division of power and jurisdiction for the monarch and government must be drawn and compromised if not amended by the legislations, to effectively solve the problems of overlapping of jurisdictions for the two powers in the administration and running of the governmental bodies.
The issue over the the reinstatement of Datuk Jumry's position is only the tip of the iceberg and the beginning of yet more interferences by the Monarch in the executive and administrative functions if it is not checked and should not be encouraged, otherwise the executive power of the ruling government would be overruled and the demorcratic system would be at stake.
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