AGC dismisses legal challenge to diesel subsidy removal decision

The Attorney General's Chambers has moved to dismiss a legal bid by two individuals challenging the government's removal of diesel fuel subsidies, contending that the decision cannot be subjected to judicial review. In its submission, the AGC maintained that subsidy policy decisions are not regulated under any written law and therefore lie outside the purview of court scrutiny. The assertion represents the government's formal position that fuel subsidy adjustments constitute executive policy matters rather than legal questions amenable to judicial intervention. The two men had filed for judicial review seeking to overturn the subsidy removal, arguing it was procedurally flawed or exceeded government authority. The AGC's argument hinges on the principle that policy decisions made within executive discretion, unless constrained by statute, cannot be challenged through the courts on grounds of legality or procedural fairness.