PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 — The Federal Court has set five days from January 25 next year to hear petitions filed by Petroliam National Bhd (Petronas) and the Sarawak Government challenging the state and federal laws governing oil and gas matters.
Justice Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang said the petitions would be heard in the order in which they were filed.
However, she left it to the Federal Court panel hearing the petitions to decide whether to first hear the Sarawak Government’s preliminary issue on the validity of the Sarawak (Alteration of Boundaries) Order in Council 1954 (OIC), which concerns the boundaries of Sarawak’s territorial waters.
She said given the fact that the two petitions are not consolidated, the panel hearing the petitions would be in the better position to determine whether the preliminary issue should be heard first.
