KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- The High Court here today fixed June 3 for case management of a Christian woman's application to challenge the Home Ministry's decision to confiscate her eight compact discs (CDs) of Christian religious teachings containing the word "Allah".

Senior assistant registrar Halilah Suboh fixed the date in chambers.

Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill on Aug 2008 initiated the judicial review against the Home Minister and the government over the decision.

Senior federal counsel Andi Razalijaya A. Dadi, for the respondents, told reporters that the court ordered the Home Minister and the government to file an affidavit pertaining to the case.

Jill, 27, a clerk, was represented by counsel Annou Xavier.

She obtained leave from the High Court on May 4 last year to apply for the review.

She is seeking three reliefs -- to quash the ministry's decision to confiscate the CDs, an order of mandamus to direct the ministry to return the CDs to her and a declaration that she has the legitimate expectation to exercise her right to possess, use and import publications containing the word "Allah".

On May 11, 2008, the ministry seized the CDs under Section 9 (1) of the Printing Presses And Publications Act 1984 when Jill disembarked at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) in Sepang.

The CDs containing titles including "Cara Menggunakan Kunci Kerajaan Allah, Cara Hidup Dalam Kerajaan Allah and Ibadah Yang Benar Dalam Kerajaan Allah" were brought in from Indonesia.

A Sarawakian native of the Christian faith, she claimed that she used the word "Allah" in her prayers, worship and religious education. She claimed that she used both Bahasa Malaysia and the Bahasa Indonesia ALKITAB which uses the word "Allah".

She claimed that she received a letter dated July 7, 2008 from the ministry outlining the reasons for the confiscation, including that it was a threat to security, that it used prohibited words and that it was a breach of Jakim guidelines.