Dateline 2011-03-22:
The High Court here today allowed the federal government’s application to be an intervener in the suit filed by the Kelantan government against Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) over oil royalty.
High Court Judge Zabariah Mohd Yusof made the decision upon hearing submissions from both parties in chambers.
Counsel Tommy Thomas is representing Kelantan government, Cecil Abraham and Rishwant Singh for Petronas, and senior federal counsel Azizah Nawawi, from the Attorney-General’s Chambers, for the government.
With this decision, the federal government is to be part of the suit as the second defendant.
In the suit filed on Aug 30, last year, the Kelantan government named Petronas as the sole defendant.
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 