23 Jul 1981
YIU LIAN MACHINERY REPAIRING WORKS LTD v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Citation
- YIU LIAN MACHINERY REPAIRING WORKS LTD v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP180/1980
The High Court has jurisdiction to entertain declaratory applications in rating matters absent clear statutory ouster, but having weighed the statutory scheme, availability of the Lands Tribunal, risks of duplication and the need for a single forum to resolve linked factual and valuation issues, the court exercised its discretion to refuse declarations and left the matter to the Lands Tribunal; judgment for the defendant with costs.