PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here dismissed Mohd Hatta Sanuri's application for leave to appeal, seeking to reinstate his lawsuit in connection with the government’s withdrawal of a review application on the International Court of Justice’s decision on the sovereignty of Batu Puteh.
"The issues regarding negligence and tort of misfeasance in public office have also been properly adjudicated. Therefore, the applicant's application is dismissed. There is no order as to costs," said Justice Harmindar, who presided alongside Justice Datuk Nordin Hassan and Datuk Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil.
In 2018, the Pakatan Harapan government under the then prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad withdrew the review application against the May 23, 2023, decision by the ICJ, which granted legislative authority over Batu Puteh to Singapore, despite the trial date set for June 11, 2018.