Teh’s lawyer, Cheah Eng Soon, said during case management that GASB informed Court of Appeal deputy registrar Ruzaimah Baharom that it had decided to withdraw the appeal.
“They do not want to proceed with the appeal,” he said after coming out from chambers.
He added that with the company withdrawing its appeal, it’s the end of the legal battle for Teh.
On April 11, the Penang High Court found the lawmaker’s statement over the clearing of Bukit Relau, or “Botak Hill”, was not defamatory.
The court ordered GASB to pay cost of RM30,000 to Teh.
The company filed notice of appeal on May 5.
GASB and its’ director Tan Kok Ping sued Teh for his statement during his “hair shaving ceremony” two years ago. They claimed that Teh had maliciously issued the statement to give a wrong impression of GASB.
Teh shaved his hair in a “symbolic” protest. He claimed that sufficient action had not been taken on Bukit Relau being cleared.