PENGERANG REFINING COMPANY SDN. BHD. v MAJLIS PERBANDARAN PENGERANG

ja-25-40-11-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 10 December 2025 • JA-25-40-11/2023 • 14 min read

6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Catchwords

Judicial Review – Assessment Rate – Local Government Act 1976 – Whether the Respondent has authority to impose the assessment rates on retrospective basis based on date of issuance of Certificate of Completion and Compliance –Whether the Respondent’s decision to impose retrospective assessment rates is ultra vires the Act – Whether the Respondent’s decision is amenable to judicial review on grounds of illegality

Judges (1)

Wong Mee Ling Delivered

Counsel (4)

Khairul Suhal Salwa & Co. Firm Saranjit Singh Firm Khairul Nizam bin Abd Razak Counsel Respondent Siti Sarah binti Ikmal Hisham Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

MAJLIS PERBANDARAN PENGERANG Respondent PENGERANG REFINING COMPANY Sdn Bhd Applicant

Statutes Cited

Interpretation Act 1948

s 20

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (6)

MY (6)

[1985] 2 MLJ 35 [1988] 4 MLJ 70 [1997] 1 CLJ 147 [2006] 1 MLJ 428 [2008] 6 MLJ 325 [2020] 10 CLJ 715

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