The Federal Court will deliver its decision on Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) application for leave to commence proceedings against the Sarawak government under Article 128(1)(a) of the Federal Constitution tomorrow (June 22) as ​Chief Judge Of The High Court of Malaya, Tan Sri Datuk Ahmad Maarop read his judgement at the Federal Court ​this morning.

Petronas is challenging the Sarawak government’s claim to regulatory authority in the upstream oil and gas secto​r and filed application ​on 4th this month ​before the Federal Court seeking for a declaration on the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) 1974 being the law applicable for the petroleum industry in Malaysia.