The Federal Court today allowed Petroliam National Berhad’s (Petronas) application for leave to commence proceedings to challenge the validity of several Sarawak ordinances governing oil and gas matters in the state.

Chief Judge of Malaya Hashim Hamzah, sitting as a single judge, said he is satisfied that Petronas met the threshold for leave to be granted and that the case will be argued and ventilated before the Federal Court in its original jurisdiction.