Chief Justice Suhartoyo at the ruling hearing for the judicial review of the State Ministry Law for case No. 73/PUU-XXIII/2025, Thursday (6/5/2025). Photo by MKRI/Bayu.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Constitutional Court (MK) handed down Decree No. 73/PUU-XXIII/2025 on the material judicial review of Law No. 39 of 2008 on State Ministries against the 1945 Constitution. The ruling hearing take place on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

“[The Court] grants the withdrawal of the Petitioner’s petition,” said Chief Justice Suhartoyo.

The Petitioner expressed his wish to withdraw the petition through a letter. The withdrawal was confirmed at the second hearing.

“At the hearing, the Petitioner of the case confirmed the withdrawal,” the chief justice said. As such, he cannot refile the petition in the future.

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PNS Withdraws Petition on State Ministry Law

At the preliminary hearing on Tuesday, May 20, Eko Susilo, a civil servant (PNS), conveyed the petition and his wish to withdraw it. “I am withdrawing my petition for the reason referred to in my letter,” he said before the constitutional justices.

In the petition, the Petitioner questioned the use of the word “Department” in various official documents of the state. He argued that it was not aligned with Article 17 of the 1945 Constitution after the nomenclature change to “Ministry” in 2002.

He argued that legal documents that still use the term “Department” could potentially lead to legal uncertainty and violate the principles of good governance. The inconsistency, he said, could lead to administrative errors and decreasing coordination between government institutions.

He also proposed that the use of said term be allowed, in both documents published between 2002 and 2010 and to the implementation of future substantial policies, in order to provide legal certainty.

Author         : Utami Argawati
Editor          : Nur R
PR               : Fauzan F.
Translator     : Yuniar Widiastuti (NL)

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