JUDGMENT

Zabariah Mohd Yusof FCJ:

[1] There are 2 appeals by the learned Attorney General of Malaysia before us, namely:

(i) Civil Appeal No 01(i)-12-05/2025(W):

— Appeal against the entirety of the majority decision of the Court of Appeal dated 6 January 2025 which allowed the respondent's appeal and set aside the entire decision of the High Court Judge dated 3 July 2024, which dismissed the application for leave for Judicial Review, with no order as to cost; and

(ii) Civil Appeal No 01(i)-13-05/2025(W):

— Appeal against the entirety of the majority decision of the Court of Appeal dated 6 January 2025, that allowed the respondent's application in encl 26 (application to adduce additional evidence) dated 3 December 2024 at the Court of Appeal with no order as to costs.

[2] The 2 Appeals before us are premised upon the following Questions of law:

"(1)Whether the principles established in Ladd v. Marshall [1954] 3 All ER 745 ("Ladd v. Marshall") have been codified or merely reflected in r 7(3A) of the Rules of Court of Appeal 1994 ("RCA 1994");