ARUNKUMAR A/L MARIAPPAN v 1. ) INSPEKTOR NUR AKMAL BIN AMRAN 2. ) KETUA POLIS JOHOR 3. ) Ketua Polis Negara 4. ) PEGUAM NEGARA MALAYSIA

jb-25-4-04-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 14 April 2026 • JB-25-4-04/2025 • 11 min read

7 cases cited (0 SG, 7 foreign)

Catchwords

Leave for Judicial Review – Properties seized by police under s. 32(1)(c) of the Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988. The applicant did not submit a claim within the stipulated time. The threshold requirement for leave is low – Whether the test is fulfilled in the present case. A criminal investigation or enquiry is not open to Judicial Review. There must be a duty cast upon the public officer under the law before an order of mandamus can be made.

Judges (1)

Kalyana Kumar Sockalingam Delivered

Counsel (5)

G.K. Sritharan & Co Firm Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Melaka Firm G.K. Sritharan Counsel Applicant Izzatul Nawwarah binti Idrus Counsel Respondent Tan Meng Khong Counsel Applicant

Parties (5)

KETUA POLIS JOHOR Respondent Ketua Polis Negara Respondent PEGUAM NEGARA MALAYSIA Respondent Arunkumar a/l Mariappan Applicant Inspektor Nur Akmal bin Amran Respondent

Statutes Cited

MACC Act

s 30(1)(a)

Cases Cited (7)

MY (7)

[2006] 1 MLJ 581 [2011] 4 CLJ 179 [2012] 4 CLJ 987 [2017] 5 MLJ 349 [2020] 3 MLJ 114 [2024] 11 MLJ 683 [2024] MLJU 723

Judgment

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