The government, through the Health Ministry, had acted illegally, irrationally, and without proper consultation with the Poisons Board when it delisted liquid and gel nicotine products from the Poisons List in 2023, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled today.

As such, judge Aliza Sulaiman allowed a judicial review filed by three NGOs against the then health minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa and the government, who were the first and second respondents.

The NGOs were...