KUALA LUMPUR: Four subsidiaries of United Malayan Land Bhd (UMLand) have withdrawn their application for leave to commence judicial review proceedings after the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) revoked seizure orders involving 192 parcels of land in Johor.
The orders were issued under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (Amla).
Lawyer Zander Lim informed High Court judge Azizan Arshad of the withdrawal of the firms’ application when the matter came up for hearing today.
Azizan then struck out the application.
Senior federal counsel Ng Siew Wee, appearing for the AGC, confirmed the matter and said the government was not seeking costs as it had not filed any submissions.
Outside the courtroom, Lim said his clients decided not to pursue the judicial review after receiving a July 22 letter from the head of the AGC’s Amla unit informing them that the seizure orders had been revoked.
“This means the 192 land parcels are no longer the subject of the Amla proceedings,” he said.
The four companies – Tentu Teguh Sdn Bhd, Viridea Lakeside Sdn Bhd, Exquisite Mode Sdn Bhd and UMLand Medini Lakeside Development Sdn Bhd – filed the application for leave to commence judicial review proceedings on July 10.
Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar, deputy public prosecutor Wan Ahmad Hakimi Wan Ahmad Jaafar, Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail, Bukit Aman Amla investigation unit chief Fazlisyam Abd Majid, investigating officer Rozimi Mustapha and the government were named respondents.
The companies sought an order to quash the seizure orders dated May 25, 2026, issued under Section 51(1) of Amla. The orders involved 32 land parcels owned by Tentu Teguh, three by Viridea Lakeside, 156 by Exquisite Mode and one by UMLand Medini Lakeside Development.
They also sought a mandamus order compelling the respondents to cancel the seizure orders and remove the registrar’s caveats registered on the affected properties.
According to the application, the seizure orders were issued following earlier freezing orders made on Feb 27, 2026, under Section 44 of Amla.
In an affidavit filed in support of the application, UMLand group corporate legal general manager Jenni Teh said the companies were challenging the legality of the seizure orders on grounds that the properties had no connection to the subject matter of the Amla investigation.
She said the police and the prosecution had improperly seized properties belonging to the four UMLand subsidiaries, even though they were unrelated to the corporate demerger dispute under investigation.
The affidavit further claimed that the seizure orders had caused the companies “serious commercial prejudice”.
