<P> Surinder Singh Kanda v The Government of the Federation of Malaya (1962) 28 MLJ 169 was a leading case in Malaysia . </P> <P> Officer Surinder Singh Kanda "was supplied with a report of the board of inquiry . The question arose whether the hearing by adjudicating officer was vitiated by Insp . Kanda not being given any opportunity of correcting or contradicting the report ." </P> <P> Lord Denning noted that </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> In a conflict of this kind between the existing law and the Constitution, the Constitution must prevail . The court must apply the existing law with such modifications as may be necessary to bring it into accord with the Constitution . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Kanda v government of the federation of malaya