Introduction
The Kuala Lumpur High Court has held that the appointment of the director of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) is not justiciable in the Malaysian courts.
On 12 October 2020 the high court struck out two originating summonses against the former director of the AIAC, the late Vinayak Pradhan.(1)
The originating summonses were taken out by Prestij Mega Construction Sdn Bhd against the claimants in two separate adjudication proceedings. Prestij Mega sought to set aside the adjudication decisions on the grounds that, among other things, the appointments of the adjudicators were invalid. To this end, Prestij Mega sought declarations that: