KOTA KINABALU, Nov 14 — A Sabah lawyer has raised the alarm over the Federal Government’s appeal against the High Court ruling on the state’s 40 per cent special grant, saying it could undermine the very constitutional entitlement it is meant to protect.

Former Sabah Law Society (SLS) president Datuk Roger Chin in a statement, said the Notice of Appeal goes beyond what was conveyed by the Prime Minister’s Office and Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) on Nov 11, which suggested that any challenge would be limited to “defects” in the judge’s reasoning.