According to a report by the Malay Mail on September 7th, the High Court of Malaysia has today dismissed the applications of three civil society groups calling for the temporary re-regulation and control of nicotine-containing e-cigarette liquids and e-cigarette gels under the purview of the Ministry of Health.
Three civil society organizations had previously hoped for a court order to temporarily reinstate e-cigarette liquids on the list of toxic substances until their lawsuit against the Minister of Health was heard, but their efforts were unsuccessful today.
In rejecting the application for suspension, the judge stated that the three civil societies need to prove the existence of exceptional circumstances to justify the reasonableness of the Health Minister's decision on March 31 to remove nicotine-containing e-cigarette liquid and e-cigarette gel from the list of toxic substances.
When contacted by Malay Mail, Ahmad Hanir Hambaly, the senior federal lawyer representing the government and the Health Minister, confirmed that the High Court has dismissed the application for a stay of execution today.
Ahmad Hanir Hambaly stated that the judge rejected the application to suspend the order, stating that the civil society group failed to provide reasons and special circumstances to justify the legality of the suspension order.
When contacted by Malay Mail, lawyer K. Shanmuga, representing the civil society organization, stated that the application for discontinuation was not an order regarding costs and argued that the High Court had cited insufficient reasons in the documents of his client for the discontinuation.
However, K. Shanmuga stated that the high court has agreed to expedite the litigation and scheduled a hearing for December 6th.
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