Court denies RimbaWatch’s bids for judicial review against ministries
RimbaWatch lodged complaints with two ministries over the allegedly misleading marketing of a fossil fuel-derived product as 'carbon neutral'.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court has dismissed environmental watchdog RimbaWatch's applications for judicial review against two Malaysian ministries. The two ministries, natural resources and environmental sustainability (NRES) and domestic trade and cost of living (KPDN), were accused of failing to investigate complaints about misleading marketing of a fossil fuel product.
Legal representative Kumaresan Thurairaju stated that judicial commissioner Azizan Md Arshad dismissed the applications in chambers, and the court made no order regarding costs. RimbaWatch plans to appeal the ruling and request the court's grounds of judgment. KPDN had initially dismissed the complaint, stating it was outside their jurisdiction, but NRES later directed RimbaWatch to file the complaint with KPDN instead.
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