1. ) SYED SADDIQ BIN SYED ABDUL RAHMAN 2. ) NAJIB BIN ABU NAWAR 3. ) MOHD BAKIRUDIN BIN HAJI ABDULLAH 4. ) MUHAMAD FADZLY BIN BISRI v 1. ) PERDANA MENTERI MALAYSIA 2. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

w-01im-38-01-2025 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 26 October 2025 • W-01(IM)-38-01/2025 • 23 min read

5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Catchwords

Issue: Whether the application for leave for judicial review was filed out of time? - Order 53, rule 3(6) of the Rules of Court 2012 - Commencement of limitation period - Actual knowledge is the relevant test - Non-compliance with Order 53 - Application filed out of time - The impugned decision is not specifically identified - No date of the 'decision' is specified in the cause papers - The granting of leave is not a mere formality in judicial review proceedings - Unwarranted delay

Judges (3)

Azmi bin Ariffin Delivered Hashim bin Hamzah Coram Hayatul Akmal binti Abdul Aziz Coram

Counsel (7)

Jabatan Peguam Negara Firm Lim Wei Jiet Firm Joshua Wu Kai Ming Counsel Appellant Lim Wei Jiet Counsel Appellant Nevyn Vinosh Venudran Counsel Appellant Ng Wee Li Counsel Respondent Nurhafizza binti Azizan Counsel Respondent

Parties (6)

Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent PERDANA MENTERI MALAYSIA Respondent Mohd Bakirudin bin Haji Abdullah Appellant Muhamad Fadzly bin Bisri Appellant Najib bin Abu Nawar Appellant Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Appellant

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (5)

UK (1)

[1980] 1 All ER 449

MY (4)

[1999] 3 CLJ 65 [2008] 6 MLJ 704 [2013] 4 CLJ 193 [2017] 2 CLJ 1

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (w-01im-38-01-2025)