COURT OF APPEAL (PUTRAJAYA)
MOHAMAD ZABIDIN, NANTHA BALAN AND DARRYL GOON JJCA
CIVIL APPEAL NO P-01(A)-172–04 OF 2021
9 September 2021
Administrative Law — Judicial review (‘JR’) — Whether matter was amenable to JR — Director-General (‘DG’) of Malaysian Palm Oil Board (‘MPOB’) refused to release seized palm oil to respondent because the oil was subject of criminal proceedings — Whether DG’s decision was not amenable to JR because reliefs sought in JR application would encroach upon or interfere with magistrate’s jurisdiction to deal with the oil under the Malaysian Palm Oil Board Act 1998 — Whether respondent had not shown any procedural impropriety, abuse of power or mala fides on the part of the DG or the MPOB