The Court of Appeal upheld the leave granted to Dhaya Maju LTAT Sdn Bhd to commence a legal challenge against the government’s decision to terminate the contract for the Klang Valley Double Tracking (KVDT2) project.

Senior federal counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambaly @ Arwi confirmed that the three-person bench, chaired by Court of Appeal judge Lee Swee Seng, today dismissed an appeal to quash the judicial review leave previously granted by the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

Hanir is acting for the Transport Ministry and the government, who...