Luqman's musings

  Locus standi refers to the right or capacity of a party to bring a legal action before a court. It ensures that only those with a sufficient interest in a matter can seek judicial intervention, preventing frivolous or vexatious litigation. In Malaysia, the courts have progressively liberalized the concept of locus standi, particularly in public interest litigation, allowing individuals or groups to challenge actions that affect the public, even if they are not directly or personally aggrieved.

  I was scrolling through my blog posts to see material on transparency which is being touted by our CM, YB Hajiji,  TYT Tun Musa Aman and the Sultan of Perak. I found this nugget on Locus Standi . It remined me of the 2 meetings with DBKK on 5.5.25 and 6.11.25 where the architect Ar. Lee Yik Soon said that I had no locus standi to attend the meeting. 

                                                   There is more than one way to skin a cat. Yesterday I received a strange letter stating that the developer is not willing to have a meeting with me on the Vistana Heights issues because I have no Locus Standi. The above reminds me of Einstein’s saying: There is no limit to stupidity! I say it is strange because in legal terms, Locus Standi essentially applies to a plaintiff's attempt to show to the court that there is ample relation or correlation or cause of action to the plaintiff from the suit. In other words, it applies to a person's capacity to put a case before the court of law or to testify before the court of law. 

                                                         Be brave to embrace change Many of the public services have improved tremendously over the past 30 years or so and we Malaysians should be grateful for same. The hospital services in Kota Kinabalu over the past thirty years have definitely improved greatly. We can get our passport ready within hours unlike a few years ago. Etc.