Tan Bun Teet v 1. ) Jawatankuasa Perancang Negeri Pahang 2. ) Majlis Bandaraya Kuantan 3. ) Gading Senggara Sdn Bhd 4. ) Lynas Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

c-01a-288-06-2023 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 8 March 2026 • C-01(A)-288-06/2023 • 37 min read
9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Outcome

In the premises, the appeal is dismissed with costs fixed at RM25,000.00 to be paid to each Respondents subject to allocator.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) (c-01a-288-06-2023). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Judicial Review - challenge the validity of a Planning Permission dated 28.1.2023 (“the Planning Permission”) granted by the 2nd Respondent, Majlis Bandaraya Kuantan for the construction and development of a Permanent Disposal Facility (“PDF”) for Water Leach Purification (“WLP”) waste on a land known as Lot 31375, Gebeng Industrial Estate, Mukim Sungai Karang, Kuantan, Pahang - sections 20B(1)(b)(ii), 22(2A)(b), and or 22(4) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 - Kuantan Local Plan 2035 (Replacement) - Whether Appellant Has Locus Standi - Whether JR Application Filed Within Time – Should Extension of Time Be Granted - Discretionary Reliefs

Practice Areas

Administrative Law Civil Procedure

Judges (3)

Che Mohd Ruzima bin Ghazali Coram Mohd Firuz bin Jaffril Coram Ong Chee Kwan Delivered

Counsel (19)

Cecil Abraham & Partners Firm Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Pahang Firm Rosnah Faisal & Associates Firm Thangaraj & Associates Firm Theiva Lingam Firm A. Lalith Kumar Counsel Appellant Cecil Abraham Counsel Intervener M. Thayalan Counsel Appellant Meenakshi Raman Counsel Appellant Mohd Irwan Ismail Counsel Intervener Munirah binti Shamsudin @ Baharum Counsel Respondent Nadeem Rafiq Counsel Respondent Noor Muzalifah Shabudin Counsel Intervener Nur Fatin Farrisya binti Mohammad Noor Counsel Intervener Rosnah binti Faisal Counsel Respondent Siti Sarah binti Samsuddin Shah Counsel Respondent Sunil Abraham Counsel Intervener Thangaraj Balasundram Counsel Respondent Theivanai Amarthalingam Counsel Appellant

Parties (5)

Gading Senggara Sdn Bhd Respondent Jawatankuasa Perancang Negeri Pahang Respondent Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd Respondent Majlis Bandaraya Kuantan Respondent Tan Bun Teet Appellant

Cases Cited (9)

UK (4)
[1983] 2 AC 51 [1983] 2 WLR 172 [2006] EWCA Civ 240 [2008] EWCA Civ 10676
MY (5)
[1984] 1 CLJ 320 [1984] 1 MLJ 168 [2008] 6 MLJ 704 [2016] 1 MLJ 544 [2023] 5 CLJ 167

Judgment

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