GEORGE TOWN: The High Court here has struck out a defamation suit filed by former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng against former Penang Gerakan chairman Teng Chang Yeow over a Pulau Jerejak land deal.
This follows an application by Teng to strike out the suit, with Justice Datuk Rosilah Yop agreeing with the grounds that Lim does not have the legal standing (locus standi) to file the suit as the then-Chief Minister.
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