JUDGMENT

Mohd Radzi Harun J:

Grounds

Background

[1] The Applicant in both of these Judicial Review applications applied for mandamus, certiorari and application related to a certain mining lease awarded to Ecostrength Sdn Bhd.

[2] This Court had dismissed both applications.

[3] These Grounds shall apply to the appeals in both applications.

Finding

[4] This decision addresses both Judicial Review applications by Geonex in CA-25-7-07/2024 against Jabatan Mineral and PTG Pahang, and in CA-25-5- 09/2023 against PTG Pahang and Ecostrength.

[5] In CA-25-7-07/2024, Geonex prayed for the following orders:

(a) Mandamus supaya Responden-Responden beri kesemua kebenaran dan/atau kelulusan yang diwajibkan kepada Pemohon untuk:

i) mengakses ke lombong di Lot 26644, Sungai Rawit, Mukim Semantan, Daerah Temerloh, Negeri Pahang yang kini dikenali sebagai Lot 27716, Kg Somik, Mukim Semantan, Temerloh, Pahang (Tapak tersebut);

ii) membina kilang memproses di Tapak tersebut bagi memproses bahan-bahan mentah yang telah dilombong oleh Pemohon di Tapak tersebut;

iii) memproses bahan-bahan mentah yang telah dilombong oleh Pemohon di Tapak tersebut kepada bijih-bijih besi (raw material to saleable product);

iv) memba