GEONEX (M) SDN. BHD. v 1. ) JABATAN MINERAL DAN GEOSAINS PAHANG 2. ) PEJABAT TANAH DAN GALIAN KERAJAAN NEGERI PAHANG

ca-25-7-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 2 July 2025 • CA-25-7-07/2024

Catchwords

Administrative Law — Judicial review — Certiorari, mandamus and declaration — Whether refusal to renew mining lease unlawful — Only lessee entitled to apply for renewal — Pahang Mineral Enactment 2001, s 66; Pahang Mineral Regulations 2005, reg 45(1), Form 8B - JR applications by Geonex are dismissed with costs. Administrative Law — Locus standi — Whether applicant without title had sufficient interest — when dealing with the issue of locus standi as propounded by the minority of the Federal Court in Tan Sri Hj Othman Saat v Mohamed Ismail [1982] 1 LNS 2; Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur v Perbadanan Pengurusan Trellises [2023] 3 MLJ 829; Nik Elin Zurina v Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan [2024] 3 CLJ 323 Judicial Review — Scope of review — Process and merits — Limits of R Rama Chandran's application — Applicant failed to prove Jabatan Mineral and PTG Pahang's decision were tainted by irrelevant considerations, failure to consider relevant matters or perversity — R Rama Chandran v Industrial Court of Malaysia [1997] 1 MLJ 145; Petroliam Nasional Bhd v Nik Ramli Nik Hassan [2004] 2 MLJ 288 Mining Law — Renewal of mining lease — Prescribed statutory form requires declaration by registered lessee — Application filed by third party company — Rejection upheld and new lease issued to another entity — Pahang Mineral Enactment 2001, s 66.

Practice Areas

Administrative Law Civil Procedure Employment & Industrial Relations Strata Management

Judges (1)

Mohd Radzi bin Harun Delivered

Parties (3)

GEONEX Sdn Bhd Applicant JABATAN MINERAL DAN GEOSAINS PAHANG Respondent PEJABAT TANAH DAN GALIAN KERAJAAN NEGERI PAHANG Respondent

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