PETALING JAYA:
Tycoon Halim Saad has applied for leave to appeal to the Federal Court after failing to reinstate his lawsuit against former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and two others over the government’s takeover of his holdings in the Renong-UEM Group.
This comes after the appellate court last month dismissed Halim’s appeal on grounds that the lawsuit, filed in 2023, was time-barred.
According to Bernama, Halim’s lawyer A Surendra Ananth confirmed that the leave application was filed with the Federal Court yesterday.
The tycoon raised four legal questions for the apex court’s consideration, including whether a claim against the government for a breach of any of the fundamental liberties under the Federal Constitution is subject to the…