Federal Court rejects Sabah NGO’s bid to join Sarawak’s O&G suit
Apex court says the Registered Trustees of Sabah Action Body Advocating Rights does not represent the Sabah government.
The Federal Court has refused a request by a Sabah non-governmental organization (NGO) to join Sarawak's legal challenge against the constitutionality of several oil and gas laws. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel ruled that the Sabah Action Body Advocating Rights (SABAR) did not have a legal stake in the case. SABAR had argued that its lawsuit against the federal government in the Kota Kinabalu High Court would be impacted by the Supreme Court's ruling on Sarawak's constitutional challenge.
However, the court dismissed this claim, stating that any decision on Sarawak's petition would not affect SABAR's rights in its lawsuit. The judges noted that the High Court had yet to hear SABAR's case and that Sarawak's petition involved a federal-state dispute. The NGO admitted they were not representing the Sabah government.
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