The originating summons filed in September this year by Sabar’s Chairman Datuk Dr Johan Arriffin Samad was mentioned on Monday for filing matters before Judicial Commissioner Datuk Faridz Gohim Abdullah.The action filed by the plaintiff named the government of the Federation of Malaysia as the sole defendant.
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The court also directed submissions by parties to be filed simultaneously on or before Jan 4, 2023 and oral submissions on Jan 31, 2023.The plaintiff is seeking a declaration that the Continental Shelf Act 1966 and Petroleum Mining Act 1966 is inapplicable, unconstitutional, invalid, null and void in the territory of Sabah after June 19, 2012;