Public Prosecutor v Taw Cheng Kong
Public Prosecutor v. Taw Cheng Kong is a landmark case decided in 1998 by the Court of Appeal of Singapore which shaped the landscape of Singapore's constitutional law. The earlier High Court decision, Taw Cheng Kong v. Public Prosecutor, was the first instance in Singapore's history that a statutory provision was struck down as unconstitutional. The matter subsequently reached the Court of Appeal when the Public Prosecutor applied for a criminal reference for two questions to be considered. The questions were:
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| Full case name | Public Prosecutor v. Taw Cheng Kong
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| Decided | 22 May 1998
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CASE HISTORY
| Prior action | Taw Cheng Kong v. Public Prosecutor [1998] SGHC 10, [1998] 1 S.L.R.(R.) 78, H.C.
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