Kuala Lampur, Dec. 22 -- The nature of judicial review is such that the remedies available are discretionary in nature.

The remedies of certiorari, mandamus and prohibition under Order 53 of the Rules of the Court 2012 (ROC), the remedies of mandamus, declaratory decree and injunction under the Specific Relief Act 1950 (SRA), and declaratory relief provided for under Order 15 rule 16 of the ROC are all discretionary in nature.

The Courts have wide powers to grant relief and remedies according to the facts and circumstances of the case. This was so held in a number of cases.

In the Federal Court case of R Rama Chandran v The Industrial Court of Malaysia & Anor [1997] Chief Justice Eusoff Chin said that where the particular facts of the ...