Port Junk Dealers Association v. Marine Environment Protection Authority – CA WRIT/271/2017-2017

In the case between Port Junk Dealers Association (and its President and Secretary) and the Marine Environment Protection Authority, the court addressed the issue of whether interim relief should be granted to the Petitioners to establish a separate bank account for monies received under specified regulations concerning the provision of “reception facilities.” The court held that interim relief was not warranted at this stage, reaffirming the principle that the interests of all potentially affected parties—including non-members of the Association—must be considered before granting such relief. This decision was based on the Petitioners’ failure to disclose all material parties and to demonstrate sufficient interest on behalf of all affected, with primary matters of interest and substantive