KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 8 -- The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has confirmed receiving the Kota Kinabalu High Court's written judgment on Sabah's claim for its Special Grant for the years 1974 to 2021.

In a statement, the AGC said it would examine the court's reasoning before deciding on the next course of action.

"The department will conduct a thorough review of the judgment and consider all relevant legal aspects before taking any further action," it said yesterday.

Earlier, the court ruled the federal government had acted unlawfully and exceeded its constitutional powers by failing to fulfil Sabah's entitlement to 40 per cent of federal revenue over nearly five decades.

Judge Datuk Celestina Stuel Galid, who delivered the decision, ...