S'wak govt's lawsuit against Petronas: Court to decide if judicial commissioner should recuse himself

KUCHING: The High Court here has reserved its judgment on whether a judicial commissioner should be recused from hearing the Sarawak government's lawsuit against Petronas for the company not paying the 5% state sales tax on petroleum products.

Judicial Commissioner Christopher Chin will deliver his decision on Jan 23 after hearing arguments in chambers by counsel for the state government and the national oil corporation on Tuesday (Jan 14).