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In his 66-page ruling released Tuesday (July 22), Justice Datuk Lee Swee Seng stated the decision favoring the government was straightforward, citing the broader need to shield public entities from litigation that could impede governance.

In a bourse filing, the company said former CEO, Datuk Loh Yuen Tuck has agreed to a consent award, under which Sentoria will pay RM142,800.

Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang, leading a three-judge panel together with Datuk Abu Bakar Jais and Datuk Lee Swee Seng, said they need more time to study the submissions and will inform the parties of a date for a decision in due course.

Bina Puri Sdn Bhd (BPSB) was served with the winding-up petition on May 8 from Fujifilm’s solicitors, Messrs Skrine, with a hearing fixed for Aug 6, 2025, the property developer said in a filing on Tuesday.

Judge Datuk Amarjeet Singh Serjit Singh dismissed the judicial review application and ordered the residents to pay costs.

Judge Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Salleh said between developers and purchasers, developers have an unequal advantage in bargaining power, and that delivering vacant possession of a property without allowing the purchasers the right to occupy the property is against public policy — even if the sales and purchase agreement (SPA) provides for such a move.

The Edge reported last year that the High Court had set aside a corporate voluntary arrangement (CVA) by True Renaissance Development Sdn Bhd for the Empire Remix development.

If there was any lingering doubt … it is now completely exonerated by the latest Federal Court decision, which endorsed the High Court decision and reinforced the developer's obligation to provide such utility facilities.

There are special circumstances due to the presence of government agencies and buildings including the National Archives that hold the country’s historic records, judge Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh said.

The two NGOs seeking the judicial review claimed that it was illegal for the Selangor government to backdate a gazette, saying the degazettement decision was made on Nov 20, 2000, while the gazette was published on May 5, 2022.