The legal issues that follow Waskita Karya are getting more complicated. In the middle of this year we know that tycoon Edwin Soeryadjaya et al filed a lawsuit against the company in a dispute related to construction work for the Indian Embassy office to the East Jakarta District Court. What the public did not realize, two months earlier Edwin et al had filed a lawsuit to the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN Jakarta) against the Head of the Jakarta Capital Investment and One Stop Integrated Services Department. The allegation is that there was manipulation in the provision of permits for the said construction work. The lawsuit was granted by the PTUN in the last week of August 2024 but complications followed as the lawsuit in East Jakarta District Court was declared cannot be accepted in October 2024. However, nothing is simple in Indonesia. Recently the decision of the PTUN was upheld by the State Administrative High Court (PTTUN). This means the disputed permits must be revoked and the permit issuance must be redo, despite the decision of the district court. That said, what will happen if construction has already started? To subscribe please click here
