The Federal Court today 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 (ICJ) decision on the sovereignty of Batu Puteh. 

A three-judge panel led by Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal unanimously found that Hatta’s application lacked merit and failed to meet the requirements of Section 96 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964.