7 May 2025
KSS TIMBER SDN BHD 1. ) PENGARAH JABATAN PERHUTANAN 2. ) Kerajaan Negeri Pahang
- Citation
- CB-25-9-11/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- CB-25-9-11/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The application for judicial review was dismissed with costs because the State Executive (MMK) lawfully possessed jurisdiction to cancel the prior approval; the cancellation was not shown to be ultra vires, procedurally improper or irrational on the evidence before the court; the applicant, as contractor to the licensed JPKK (the licence holder), did not have a legally enforceable entitlement that required the MMK to afford it a pre-cancellation hearing or to prevent cancellation; the respondents' failure to file answering affidavits was regrettable but did not amount to a breach of the duty…